2017 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 94.7 points

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  3/27/2024 - KPB wrote: 92 Points

  Pale gold, with a nose more centered on lemon and white grapefruit than yellow gooseberry — unusual for Chave. But the varietal signature is very evident on the palate, with a saturated and fairly intense yellow fruit cire embedded in a waxy, rich body and trailing to the saline finish one usually finds in a young Chave blanc. Not the very best ever, but very good.
  
  Pair with seafood in a creamy sauce, chicon au gratin (our choice tonight), or a cheese course.

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  7/23/2023 - sfwinelover1 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Pleasant surprise bring from A_M, adding to my small sample size of White Rhones. PnP. On the nose and palate, ripe stone and tropical fruits, white melon, lemon meringue, marzipan, jasmine, white florals, river rocks, and brioche. Medium deep gold, full bodied, thick legs. Lightish acidity, no heat. Great complexity with VG++ intensity and persistence. While not as opulent or oleaginous as a Clos des Papes blanc from a year and half back, my closest recent compare, this wine was really a thing unto itself, even on a night when the 5 open bottles were so distinct. Staying just on the right side of the floral and aromatic but not sweet divide, this wine had an off the charts delicious factor, but was infinitely better as a cocktail wine than as any sort of accompaniment to the grilled halibut, but a night later, did much better against spicy, salty Chinese dishes. The texture and flavor profile, so singular and intense, pretty much guarantees that, no matter how much I enjoy this, for me, it will be destined to be a niche pour (um, and the tariff, too), which would be more likely to find a somewhat more regular place in my lineup with just a bit more acidity, savoriness or some other sort of counterbalance to its more exuberant notes. Drank consistently during the 2 hours we had it open and over 2 nights, so it’s likely to have a reasonably long, happy life, even if the 2039 date seems wildly optimistic. For those whose French white experience doesn’t make it much south of Burgundy, with perhaps the occasional jaunt to Loire, this makes for a great side trip, a most memorable diversion. 95-96+

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  6/18/2023 - Rosengoo wrote: 95 Points

  This clear and lighter yellow wine was poured after 1 hour of decanting. The nose was of lemons and some vanilla. In the glass were flavours of Lemons, quite a bit of nuttiness, handsome grapefruit. The acidity and tannins were surprisingly strong but sat well. This was quite a tightly wound and restrained wine but very, very lovely.

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  8/24/2022 - beatles wrote: 93 Points

  Very oily rich nose - continues somewhat in the mouth. Plenty of herbs here, good local feel, there is a classic fatness and plenty of spice end the almost rough ending.
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  6/26/2022 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points

  No notes taken. This worked very well with food. The wine has a complex aroma profile, a high precision but lacks acidity, is a tad too oily and has a slightly too sweet, perfumed profile. Combined with food with enough acidity, this was drinking at 94/95 pts. On its own probably at best a 91 pts experience (of which I didn‘t want to drink more than half a glass). I rated this vintage 97 pts two year ago, but only after the wine spend several hours in the decanter, maybe this not decanted bottle would have just needed a few hours of air.

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