2003 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Hommage à Jacques Perrin, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône

The 2003 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin (a blend of 40% Mourvedre, 40% Grenache, 10% Syrah, and 10% Counoise -normally it includes 60% Mourvedre and 20% Grenache) has turned out even better than I thought last year. Black purple to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of smoke, camphor, blackberry, cassis, sweet cherry, white flowers, licorice, and Chinese black tea, the wine has superb richness, huge tannins, massive concentration, and a monster finish. Forget this wine until 2001 and drink it over the following 35 or more. (robert_parker - Wine Advocate - Feb 2006)