Chateau de Beaucastel, Hommage a Jacques Perrin Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2009 No alcohol

Chateau de Beaucastel, Hommage a Jacques Perrin Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2009 No alcoholFirst created in 1989 as a tribute to the late Jacques Perrin, only made in the very best years with old vine Mourvedre from their Courrieux vineyard. Production is extremely limited with only around 350 cases made at a time. Grapes are destemmed, fermented in tronconic wooden vats using natural yeasts after a brief cold maceration, with regular punching down. (70% mourvedre and 10% each of grenache, counoise and syrah, all raised in foudre): Glass

5% alcohol it's a genuine vin de soif

white peach and ripe wild strawberries

tannins course through this and the acidity is up there

The orchard fruit

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organically tended vines on a south facing limestone hillside

some orange ripeness

typically at young ages

with hints of strawberry and other berry fruit flavours that have been aged to perfection

with a perfectly balanced acidity linear and fine

3% Petit Verdot

aged 5 years in the cask