JL CHAVE SELECTION
Hermitage
2000
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Rhône Valley
Subregion
Northern Rhone
Appellation
Hermitage
Varietal(s)
Syrah
100 %
Colour
Red
Producer's website
About this winery
The Chave family is the epitome of 'People, Place and Time'. They have been vignerons in the Rhône valley since 1481 - an astonishing 16 generations. Originally the family farmed only in St. Joseph, moving to Hermitage about a century ago when phylloxera swept through the region. Today Chave Hermitage Rouge and Hermitage Blanc are generally regarded as the appellation's greatest wines. In recent years Jean Louis has begun the painstaking process of restoring the steep St. Joseph terraces that...
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Press reviews
- 99 points -
(Vintage 2019)Le rouge est d'un raffinement suprême, avec une incroyable salinité en finale qui titille les papilles. La matière est admirable, avec un contour du fruit sans le moindre artifice et surtout une longueur interminable. À oublier quinze ans en cave.
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- 97 points -
James Molesworth, October 2019 (Vintage 2016)Youthfully tight, this features a cloak of tarry-edged tannins draped over a core of well-steeped red and black currant and blackberry fruit. Long and driven, with notes of humus, black tea, singed alder and tobacco leaf streaming alongside the fruit from start to finish, this ends with a hint of smoldering cast iron. Best from 2024 through 2040.
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96-98
Robert Parker, (Vintage 2016)Bien qu’il soit encore en éléments séparés, L’Hermitage 2016 s’annonce sensationnel. Les Beaumes était très joli et sur le fruit rouge, avec des tannins soyeux (94-96). Le Méal se présentait en rondeur veloutée, avec des fleurs, des cailloux concassés et du fruit mûr (95-97). Un échantillon combinant Les Bessards et L’Hermite montrait une superbe structure tirée du granit, combinée à de la réglisse et du cassis (96-98)
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97-100
Joe Czerwinski, December 2019 (Vintage 2018)As virtually all of the various components of Chave's 2018 Hermitage were still separate, I've given a rating that reflects the variability I saw when tasting through the barrels and made a guess regarding Jean-Louis's blending sensibilities and available volumes. For example, the Péléat (92 - 94), a pretty, red-fruited element could add freshness but is likely to be a small portion of the blend (if it's even included). More impressive were the lush, mouthfilling Les Beaumes (95 -97) and stony, elegant Le Méal (94 - 96). Lots from L'Ermite (98 - 100) and Les Bessards (98 - 100) will likely make up the bulk of the blend, oozing with liquid stone, intense blueberry and cassis fruit, and possessing firm yet ripe structures.
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