where both power

used French oak (25%)

crushed mint and burning embers

The result is a great white wine with both aging potential and immediate class

20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon is a brilliant vintage for Vieux Château Certan

Château de Beaucastel 'Hommage à Jacques Perrin', Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2021, 75cl 2-set where both powerThe 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage Jacques Perrin is approximately 60% Mourvdre, 20% Grenache and 20% Syrah. Marked by scents of truffle and tree bark, great blackberry and black cherry fruit, plus accents of licorice and peppery spice, it's another in a line of terrific wines that have been made every year since 2009. Full bodied, rich and concentrated, it's velvety but tannic, with enough structure and intensity on the lingering finish to expect