Lot 363
DOMAINE JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 2014 (1)
DOMAINE JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 2015 (1) WA 99
DOMAINE JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 2016 (1) WA 96+
Lot 363 Details
DOMAINE JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 2014 (1)
Rhône.
DOMAINE JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 2015 (1)
Rhône.
I had the opportunity to retaste the wonderful 2015 Hermitage and have taken this opportunity to up my rating of it a couple of points, more in line with how I thought it would turn out from barrel than when I first tasted it from bottle last year. Yes, it's closed up pretty tight, but the potential is clearly enormous, with pungent, peppery aromas accenting espresso, black olive and blackberries. Full-bodied, dense and supremely concentrated, with a tremendously long finish, this is a vintage to put away and forget for at least 5-6 years, maybe a decade. December 2019 Drink: 2025-2040 WA 99
DOMAINE JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 2016 (1)
Rhône.
Chave's 2016 Hermitage isn't the most intense or biggest wine this estate has produced, but it's a wonderfully charming, approachable effort from a vintage where quantities were halved by hail damage. Perfumed and spicy, with notes of black olives and black cherries, it's full-bodied, cuddly-soft and velvety in texture, with a long, harmonious finish. I expect it will firm up a little over the next year or two in bottle, but it's delicious now and should mature gracefully for at least 15 years, probably longer. December 2019 WA 96+