2014 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Community Tasting Notes (39) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  4/21/2024 - boillatm Likes this wine: 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.

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  4/11/2024 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points

  Purple inky fruits with good meaty characters. 93+

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  3/3/2024 - jocelyng Likes this wine: 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.

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  2/29/2024 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points

  Delicious dark red fruit with lots of gamey characters. 93+

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  11/15/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 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.

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