Community Tasting Notes 5

• aChave Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 22, 2015 - Very nice wine. Dark center with lighter edge. Mature meat & peppery aroma, but quite pure fruit and balance right from the bottle. Acidity more apparent with 40 minutes of air which contributes to the wine's attractive leanness and food-friendly quality. Fine aged St Joseph. Drinking beautifully but I don't see it improving.

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• aChave Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 23, 2015 - Dark ruby with solid edge. Still deep fruit with vibrant forward bouquet. Lovely syrah with very good balance and length. Minimal barnyard; fruit dominates. Doesn't drink like it's 20 years old.
  
  Opened to sample and resealed 2 hours ahead. Paired with 1993 Chave Hermitage; surprisingly, the Hermitage was the 'winner' (the 1993 was a miserable vintage) - but a matter of taste.

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• aChave wrote:

  April 4, 2014 - (Vertical tasting of Domaine Chave St Joseph wines)
  The oldest Chave St Joseph of the night. Plenty of depth and subtlety; very alive and will hold for 2-3 years yet. Very nice wine shows what a well-aged St Joseph can be once it smooths out.

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• bacchanal wrote:

  February 14, 2008 - Feral, animal, earth, totally secondary. Oh so distinct from its Aussie and American cousins. And yet retained good body and depth. It paired perfectly with a gamey lamb and stuffed mushrooms - less well with a sweetly glazed duck confit. All in all a treat. Will seek out again.

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• chbeaumont wrote: 86 points

  April 6, 2001 - Bright cherry; smoky crispy bacon; crisp fruit, firm backbone. Holding. 14 at least.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation St. Joseph

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• In Cellars 15 (47%)
• Consumed 17 (53%)

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