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• MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 98 points

  March 16, 2024 - Btl #5020
  
  I picked this bottle up through Brentwood Auctions for a pretty penny. Justifying the spend due to the acclaim. I figured the annual family trip to Sedona was a suitable setting to pull.
  
  Upon opening, this wine is full throttle JLC Hermitage. On the nose and palate, it’s unmistakable. This vintage is in the early window of visitation. Even then, I would consider holding this wine for at least another 5-10. Personally, work through some of the lesser greats and stash 2010 for its 20th birthday.
  
  98+ today. Triple digits in the near future
  
  Hold

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• benjamin96 Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 9, 2024 - Tres beau, animal, jy voyais un rougeard. Beaucoup aimé et ce a l’aveugle

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• vvWine.ch wrote: 98 points

  March 1, 2024 - Leuchtendes Rubin, keine Alterstöne. Die Nase ist ein Traum, sehr tiefgründig, reiffruchtig und doch ungemein frisch anmutend, super komplex, Leder, Veilchen, Tee, Kräuter, dunkle Frucht, grandios. Im Gaumen dicht, konzentriert, Massen an Tanninen umgarnen die satte Frucht, der Wein hat eine ausgezeichnete Struktur, schwankt zwischen Kraft und Eleganz hin und her, grosser Spannungsbogen, ausgezeichnete Länge. Grosses Syrah-Kino. Jetzt bis 2045 geniessen.

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• stanqwash Likes this wine: 96 points

  October 25, 2023 - Beautiful. Two hour decant did the trick. Purely intoxicating nose of tobacco and fresh berries. Palate to match, with some added mushroom and baking spice. Juicy, balanced, complex, silky. Lovely Chave.

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• drwine2001 wrote:

  October 11, 2023 - Decanted 5 hours in advance. Regal deep ruby/purple. Early on, stemminess and wintergreen dominate, but then blackberry confiture, a bit of blueberry, and soil rise to the fore. Medium weight but powerful and mouth filling due to strong acidity. The fruit just expands in the mouth with earth and bitter chocolate to accompany it. This is the most muscular of the great vintages of Chave Hermitage I’ve drunk recently (2016 and 1998 being the other standouts). After around 2 hours in the glass, the tannins became more noticeable and the wine clenched up. Fabulous Hermitage which should effortlessly reach its 40th birthday, but it may be relatively uneven over the next 10 years or so until it decides it is ready to fully emerge.
  
  I was curious as to how this would show the next day after closing up last night. In fact, quite open and supple but now the exuberant fruit takes a back seat to tons of soil, and citrus has appeared. The tannins are furry and long but not harsh. Still fantastic.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Hermitage
• UPC Codes 3760046021106, 7070292944583

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• Pending Delivery 138 (4%)
• In Cellars 2,664 (78%)
• Consumed 626 (18%)

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