Château de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2013

«The same can be said for the 2013 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à  Jacques Perrin, as this insanely impressive barrel sample transcends the vintage. Full-bodied, decadent and layered, with massive concentration and purity, it's loaded with black and blue fruits, violets, truffle, licorice and assorted floral notes. This cuvée always shows fabulous fruit in its youth, and it doesn't start to gain its hallmark gaminess until after a few years in bottle. In addition, this cooler vintage, with its ample moisture and autumn summer, produced Mourvèdre with off-the-charts aromatic purity and perfect ripeness. It will clearly be in the top 1–2 wines and will have 3–4 decades of longevity.» -ROBERTPARKER.COM