1983 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage
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Brolawa Likes this wine:
95 Points
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - M&PD Zoom Tasting: This wine was light in color and had a beautiful smokey nose. It still had fruit on the nose but not as much as a younger Chave. The same on the palate: The fruit died quickly with the earth and tannins winning out and cutting the finish short. Don't get me wrong, this was a beautiful wine; it just didn't taste like Chave to me. I knew from the tasting parameters that I was tasting a Northern Rhone, but without that I might have guessed an old Chambertin.
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Comment posted by Howard Dare:
12/2/2022 12:02:00 AM - Your comparison to an old Chambertin is puzzling. It is a very long time since a Chambertin was Hermitaged and the last one I had from the fifties seemed to scream pinot. I still have at least 12 of Chave's 1983 so I will let you know if any of mine remind me of Chambertin. A recent 1982 certainly did not but it is a few years since I have drunk a 1983. Perhaps Christmas would be a good time to find out. Depends if there is one left in the cellar. My 12 are in professional storage.