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Monday, November 20, 2023 - Delicious and awesome, with deeply pitched ultra blackened fruit, sort of a baked blackberry preserve and fruit leather vibe alongside black licorice, ashy olive brine, cracked pepper steak and so on- a very ripe and rounded wine for a northern rhone that might lack a little "verve", but still has more than enough acidity and fine-grained elegance to feel extremely well-balanced, and the power of it is just awesome, never heavy.

In general, when it comes to higher-tier northern rhone, I've had more consistently memorable experiences with Cote Rotie and Cornas than my limited experiences with Hermitage- I find the first two are generally "fresher" and lighter-bodied compared to the plump softness of Hermitage, if that makes sense. The same for the "lower tier" northern rhone appellations - I usually prefer the bright freshness of Saint Joseph to the slightly larger-scaled Crozes. Then again, it's not like I've had an opportunity to try Chave Hermitage yet.

Anyway, this was just gorgeous. Doesn't need further aging, expressive right on the pop and pour. It could go longer, but I wouldn't want the deep black fruit to fade too much. I paid about $90 and it was fantastic for that price- if far over $100 or even $150, maybe not quite as special.

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