
Famille Perrin are the owners of
Château de Beaucastel
Château de Beaucastel is a winery located in the southern part of the Rhône valley in France, which is primarily noted for its Châteauneuf du Pape wines produced in a long-lived style. , a
Rhône wine
The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône valley and produces numerous wines under various ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) designations. The region's major appellation in production volume is Côtes du Rhône ...
ry in
Orange, Vaucluse
Orange (; Provençal: ''Aurenja'' or ''Aurenjo'' ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is about north of Avignon, on the departmental border with Gard, which follows ...
, France. As of 2006,
[Primum Familiae Vini: A new family from the Rhone region for PFV](_blank)
, 20 January 2006 the family is a member of the
Primum Familiae Vini.
Wine criticism
Its
red wine
Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties. The color of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines. The juice from most purple gra ...
blend Famille Perrin
Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Chapouins Vieilles Vignes 2006 was rated 92 points by ''
Wine Spectator
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''.
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Robert M. Parker, Jr has stated: "The Perrins believe in natural winemaking, unfiltered wines, and routinely produce long-lived classics that are among the finest in the world."
References
External links
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One Year in The Southern Rhône Valley with the Perrin Family
on YouTube
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French wine
Primum Familiae Vini
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