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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.9 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 46 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ozen on 4/28/2024 & rated 94 points: Drinking J.L. Chave Blanc 2007, J.L. Chave rouge 2014 and Lynch Bages 1990
Wonderful fraicheur in this beautiful red Hermitage. And although relatively young, it is in its drinking window. Not a very outspoken bouquet, but convincing on the palet: Rhone but its most subtle version. In general I'm not a huge Rhone fan due to the often rather overtly herbal profile but Chave is an enlightened version of all that. Quite dry for a red, but its fraicheur makes this a truly nice wine.
While this Chave is ready today it for sure has has plenty of years a head: easily another 5-7! (653 views) | | | Tasted by boillatm on 4/21/2024 & rated 95 points: Based on the tasting notes, I thought it would be a good time to try this wine and I took it to share with a friend at a restaurant.
Half the bottle was decanted while we ate starters.
The nose was already quite something and the palate didn't disappoint. All in balance with this wine, power and elegance. Spicey and gamey notes.
My first Hermitage by Chave and a great, great wine that of course will evolve but is delicious to drink now. Actually, I think I'd have preferred drinking the wine on its own.
Thank you to all CTers for their comments that hinted that this wine was ready to go. (869 views) | | | Tasted by hprphf on 4/11/2024 & rated 93 points: Purple inky fruits with good meaty characters. 93+ (921 views) | | | Tasted by jocelyng on 3/3/2024 & rated 96 points: 96-97. The nose is very shy. Not the most expressive wine at first but it has so much depth and finesse. Lovely fruits in a silky mouth with perfect balance. Long polished finish. I would drink it sooner than later. (1751 views) | | | Tasted by hprphf on 2/29/2024 & rated 93 points: Delicious dark red fruit with lots of gamey characters. 93+ (1774 views) | | | Tasted by Irish_Wine on 11/15/2023 & rated 94 points: Lovely, expressive nose with beautiful black fruit, cedar, peppered meat and fine spices. Fresh, structured and very intense on the palate. Great persistance on the peppery finish. Offering a lot of drinking pleasure now but really worth cellaring for longer. Definite room for further improvement.
WSET Notes:
Deep ruby.
Pronounced on the nose with blackberry, black cherry, clove, cedar, black pepper, leather, meat and earth. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, high alcohol, high tannins, high acidity, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for ageing. (2503 views) | | | Tasted by ayalao3 on 3/13/2023 & rated 94 points: Funky, Bretty, red fruits (3985 views) | | | Tasted by rougeamore on 1/9/2023 & rated 96 points: This wine is exquisite and you wouldn't know it from the muted nose. On the palate, there is tremendous concentration of dark fruit layered with notes of licorice, spice and smoke. This is full without being heavy and the tannins are so smooth and silky. There was a lot of sediment in the bottle and while it can easily age longer, it's drinking wonderfully now. (4235 views) | | | Tasted by bugdoced on 12/18/2022 & rated 94 points: still primary
but silky smooth and elegant
needs at least 3 hours to open up (3675 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 12/17/2022: Holiday Champagne Gala (Park Ridge Country Club): Late night, small glass. So much intense fruit, so much spice, just still firm and brooding. Needs at least another 5+ years, but certainly great potential here. (5119 views) | | | Tasted by Krister Larsson on 12/6/2022 & rated 98 points: Silky tannins. Long aftertaste Black berries Good body. Marvellous wine (3372 views) | | | Tasted by Sundbyberg on 10/17/2022 & rated 94 points: Tasting: Only my second Chave Hermitage, previosly the 2010, but while the 2010 had many years to go, this vintage was quite ready for drinking. (3296 views) | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 10/15/2022 & rated 92 points: J.L. Chave Hermitage vertical tasting (Freiheit Vinothek, Ulm, Germany): Double decanted some hours before. Clear, deep purple ruby color. Fine red fruit, some speck and smoky herbaceous notes in the nose.
On the palate fresh, rather cool and lean. Some barn notes, high tannin and acidity. Long and complex. Still too young and with good potential for another decade. 92++ (2883 views) | | | Tasted by Madera16 on 9/2/2022: Nose has lots of jasmine and a tiny touch of funk for complexity; quite charming and deep. The really stunning part was the palate. Gorgeous tannin, insanely fine and dominant but somehow balanced. The sensation was of the wine somehow disappearing in the mouth, hugging you with its tannic grip as it disappeared. It was just lovely to drink. (2935 views) | | | Tasted by R2-D2 on 6/9/2022 & rated 95 points: A top notch, multi-faceted wine that is barely hitting it's stride. A bit of new oak enhances the smokey, gamey flavors without overwhelming the dried herbs de Provence. Nothing in excess or overpowering, fantastic balance of intensity, flavor, complexity, and structure. (2933 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 5/26/2022: Off the wine list at Cru Uncorked in Cleveland. Despite being a big Rhine fan it’s rare for me to order this but pricing was compelling and I was with a friend who I just knew would love it. It didn’t disappoint. The nose prob better than the rest of it and the nose was really something the gamey, pan-dripping, bacon style. My knock on Chase has always been it lacks that structure/precision and that’s fair here too but the rest of it is pretty great. (3009 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 9/10/2021 & rated 96 points: Another lost Friday afternoon gathering - mostly French (Jailbreak Brewery, Laurel, MD): Youthful expressive nose displaying pure sweet black fruit, blackberry, blackberry jelly, licorice, smoke, black pepper, dark spices and limestone. Very good concentration, layers upon layers of cool yet rich black fruit, silky and weightless, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a seamless long pure black fruit driven finish with smoke and licorice at the end. This is a classic youthful, almost primary, Chave. Just like the 14 red Brugndy, it is very pure. Lovely wine that will age gracefully. (4958 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Canuck on 6/17/2021 & rated 94 points: Syrah Blind Tasting - June 2021: This pours medium ruby in the glass. The nose is brooding and complex, deep and refined. It shows classy notes of espresso, gamey animal fur, black cherry, black currant, floral notes of roses in bloom, white pepper, a touch of ginger infused beef broth. The palate is quite silky showing medium minus tannin and medium acid with lovely dark fruit. I have no doubt in my mind that this is just giving us an early glimpse of what it has in store, yet is already showing it's pedigree with complexity and refinement. I think this is a wine I'd like even more in a few years though it's not at all in a bad spot today. (5198 views) | | | Tasted by logos on 4/30/2021 & rated 73 points: beautiful dark colour. velvety, caressing, but lively nose of very classy, finely etched, tightly wound black, slightly sauvage, fruits; tannic and undeveloped but promising (5145 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 2/18/2021 & rated 93 points: Rhône varietals with TCWC (Chicago, IL): Next to the Cayuse, the restraint here is evident, but while the fruit isn't anywhere as exuberant as the Cayuse, there is just as much material here, diversified between the fruit, bacon fat, and olive elements. A little reduced. This doesn't quite have the same intensity and weight as the brilliant 2015 or 2016, and in fact has a coolness that reminds me a bit of the enchanting 2004. Minerally and bright, with fruit that sits more on the red side of the spectrum. While this is too young to hit a peak like the 2004, I feel optimistic this will evolve into something like that. Chave is truly the King of the Hill. (4735 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 2/18/2021 & rated 94 points: Rhône Variety Tasting hosted by TCWC (Virtual): Blind. Dark crimson color. Aromas of clay, black fruit, something a bit wild/feral, with background tapenade and herbal, almost garrigue-like qualities. Wonderful complexity and nuance. Medium- to full-bodied with dark fruit, pine, tapenade, herb and spice flavors. Has some tannin to integrate. This has power, depth and balance. Gorgeous. 94-95 pts.
I kept going back and forth here- Chave to Cayuse to Chave to Cayuse to Chave to, finally, Colgin. Domino thought this might have been the CndP due to the garrigue-like notes that kept poking through.
My #1, Domino's #2
1st overall, 3 pts (4932 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 2/18/2021 & rated 95 points: Rhône Variety Tasting hosted by TCWC (Virtual): Red fruit leads the way, along with tapenade, iron and a terrific wild, feral quality. I could smell this all night long- I love it. Full-bodied, with firm but fine tannins. Flavors of red and black fruit and tapenade. Long finish, accented by a bit of spice. All class. The wine of the night for both of us. 95+ pts. (5338 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 9/12/2020 & rated 94 points: Over two days.
Everything young Hermitage should be, even in a so-called off vintage. Loads of pepper, smoke, charcoal, and quartz-like minerality. Also showing pleasant saline elements. Medium to medium plus acid, light tannin. It needs a few more years to unwind. Even still, not a wine I would hold beyond 2027-2030.
As of now, the wine has two detractions, one will likely resolve, at least to an extent, whereas the other seems questionable. The oak treatment comes off fairly heavy-handed for this 'light' vintage. The 14.5 abv is quite obtrusive, masking some of the wine's nuance. Difficult to understand such high alcohol in this restrained vintage. 93-94. (4977 views) | | | Tasted by Mazy on 8/14/2020 & rated 90 points: Je pensais qu'il serait accessible un peu plus jeune vu le millésime (car le St-Joseph du domaine l'était) mais détrompez-vous. Fidèle à lui-même, c'est une bombe d'arômes empaquetée très serrée dans les tannins. Pas très agréable en l'état mais quel potentiel! (4143 views) | | | Tasted by MJP Hou TX on 6/17/2020 & rated 95 points: $250 on the menu in Rosemary Beach FL. Incredible wine. I could hardly believe my eyes when I looked at the price. Fantastic JLC for such a young vintage. (5399 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By James Suckling
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Vinous, Northern Rhône: Solid â’14 Reds and Outstanding â’15 Whites (Jul 2017) (7/1/2017)
(Domaine J.l. Chave Ermitage Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, 2014 and 2013 Northern Rhône: Great Wines If You Can Find Them (Mar 2016) (3/1/2016)
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| Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Read about Domaine JL ChaveSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
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"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESHermitage Guide to Hermitage wine Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The appellation stretches over 3 communes in the Drôme "département" : Tain-l'Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Larnage.
• The soils are a combination of granite with alluvial quaternary delta deposits, and, on the eastern side, Pliocene clay. This diversity explains the numerous different names given to vineyard plots within the appellation : Bessards, Greffieux, Méal, Roucoule, Beaumes, etc.
• The meso-climate provides shelter from the north winds, where the majority of the slopes is well exposed, facing south.
•The vineyards area adds up to 134 hectares/331 acres, with an annual production of 3,635 hectoliters. Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2.3 US tons/acres).
• Grape varieties : Syrah (an addition of up to 15% of Marsanne or Roussanne is allowed).
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