Wine Spectator Score: 95

Robert Parker Score: 97

Score: 95-98 ST

Region: Rhone

District: Chateauneuf du Pape

Type: Still Wine

Color: Red

Varietal: Blends & Meritage

Vintage: 2000

Size: 1.5L

Organic: Yes

Available: 1

Brand: See more from Chateau Beaucastel

Sku: 23011

Price: $990.99

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Wine Spectator Review:
A seducer, this Old World blockbuster dazzles with its class. Ultra rich, pitch black, it remains elegant and refined despite its monster structure, but its open knit, delivering earthy, mineral, iron and wet fur character along with the plum and blackberry. Long, refined finish. Drink now through 2025.

Parker Review:
The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin is a blend of 60% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 10% Counoise, and 10% Syrah, the standard blend for this cuvee except for the 1998, which had 60% Grenache and only 20% Mourvedre. The 2000 possesses an impenetrable black purple color as well as a sumptuous bouquet of melted licorice, creosote, new saddle leather, blackberry and cherry fruit as well as roasted meats. Sweet and fullbodied, with great intensity, huge power, and a finish that lasts for 67 seconds by my watch, this is an amazing tour de force in winemaking. Even in a flattering, forward styled vintage such as 2000, it will need 7 to 8 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity 2010 to 2040.

Tanzer Review:
Saturated bright deep ruby. Incredible kaleidoscope of a nose blackberry, currant, violet, espresso, bitter chocolate, truffle, eucalyptus, gibier, licorice, pepper and wild spices. Similarly multi faceted in the mouth hugely concentrated and lush but lively and light on its feet. This boasts an extraordinary core of dark fruit. Finishes extremely long, juicy and young. This is even stronger than it appeared to be a year ago. In comparison to this wine, the 1999 version, which I retasted alongside the 2000, was a bit more portlike, with strong notes of fruit cake and maple syrup and a superripe, chocolatey finish I rated the wine 96 but felt that the 2000 showed even greater long term potential.