Extraordinary bottle and easily my red WOTN amongst a great lineup at a collector friend's retirement party. Full of smoke, tar, olive. Resolved and well integrated tannins. No tertiary development. This can age for decades, but I'd argue this bottle sat in the bullseye of its peak window.
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Double decanted for 2 hrs, med. ruby with a lighter rim, dark fruit with bacon; outstanding, significantl better that my other recent bottle & was WOTN at the dinner, ready to drink
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My first Chave and did not disappoint. Big wine but integrated and surprizingly elegant. Lots of meat, and black fruit. Drinking well now, but more to go.
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3 hr decant. Both more and less than I expected. The more: more seamless, more integrated, more refined and elegant. The less: less perfumed nose, less viscosity, less raw power than anticipated. A bit of bacon-like brett but not too much to distract. A keen menthol edge to the palate; on the nose it was closer to eucalyptus. Meaty and leathery on the nose, and while their was some olive-like weight to it, it was in the background. Overall very satisfied. Score: 94. Relative to expectations: ++
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(Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage) Dark purple red violet color; toast, tart currant, mineral, tart plum nose; tasty, tight, tart currant, smoky, very tart plum, mineral palate with incipient bacon fat; needs 3 years; long finish 92+ points
(Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage) Oak, toast, black fruit, fig and mineral nose; tasty, youthful, tart black fruit, tar, raspberry, chocolate palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
(Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage) Lovely berry and mulberry nose with a sense of smoke; a baby, but nice berry, mulberry, and tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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3/17/2024 - bobadopolis Likes this wine: 97 Points
Decanted for 4 hours. Drank with North African spiced chicken. Spectacular.
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3/2/2024 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 98 Points
Extraordinary bottle and easily my red WOTN amongst a great lineup at a collector friend's retirement party. Full of smoke, tar, olive. Resolved and well integrated tannins. No tertiary development. This can age for decades, but I'd argue this bottle sat in the bullseye of its peak window.
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1/29/2024 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 98 Points
Double decanted for 2 hrs, med. ruby with a lighter rim, dark fruit with bacon; outstanding, significantl better that my other recent bottle & was WOTN at the dinner, ready to drink
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1/1/2024 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 95 Points
My first Chave and did not disappoint. Big wine but integrated and surprizingly elegant. Lots of meat, and black fruit. Drinking well now, but more to go.
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12/24/2023 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 94 Points
3 hr decant. Both more and less than I expected. The more: more seamless, more integrated, more refined and elegant. The less: less perfumed nose, less viscosity, less raw power than anticipated. A bit of bacon-like brett but not too much to distract. A keen menthol edge to the palate; on the nose it was closer to eucalyptus. Meaty and leathery on the nose, and while their was some olive-like weight to it, it was in the background. Overall very satisfied.
Score: 94. Relative to expectations: ++
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