Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is a powerhouse producer located in the northern Rhone, making wine under the Hermitage and Saint-Joseph appellations. Chave's red and white Hermitage wines - based on Syrah and Marsanne and Roussanne respectively - are some of the most important in the Rhone Valley, commanding both high prices and 100-point scores. Jean-Louis Chave make several wines under the Hermitage banner. The generic red and white Hermitage wines are Chave's flagships, although the range is headed by the Cathelin cuvee, one of the Rhone's most collectable wines. Chave also make a couple of wines from Saint-Joseph and a Cotes du Rhone wine.
Lee Pitofsky
Dazzles from the very first pour. Rich and viscous but not at all unpleasantly heavy. Shows superb depth, intensity and a thrilling mid-palate with a creamy and luscious mouthfeel. Stone fruits, grilled nuts, honeysuckle, crushed stones and with a 30 second finish. HOWEVER, after 2 hours in the decanter the wine coils up and shuts down and out the window goes all those terrific attributes. Good thing I’m a quick drinker
Dazzles from the very first pour. Rich and viscous but not at all unpleasantly heavy. Shows superb depth, intensity and a thrilling mid-palate with a creamy and luscious mouthfeel. Stone fruits, grilled nuts, honeysuckle, crushed stones and with a 30 second finish. HOWEVER, after 2 hours in the decanter the wine coils up and shuts down and out the window goes all those terrific attributes. Good thing I’m a quick drinker
9.6Marta Jackowska
Solid.
Solid.
9.6Peter Zandbergen
Magnum
Magnum
9.7Location
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