Jean-Louis Chave - Hermitage 2005 (750ml)

 
WS
98
WA
95+
V
97

Price: $750.00

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Producer Jean-Louis Chave
Country France
Region Rhone Valley
Subregion Hermitage
Varietal Rhone Blend
Vintage 2005
Sku 1418014
Size 750ml

Wine Spectator: 98 Points

"Really packed but amazingly supple and velvety in texture with layer upon layer of black mission fig crushed plum freshly brewed espresso worn saddle leather and iron notes all driving through the long long finish. The structure is well-integrated already but this has a long life ahead of it."

Vinous: 97 Points

"Inky ruby. Hugely aromatic bouquet of red and dark berries cherry Asian spices fresh flowers minerals and cured meat; smells like a great grand cru from Vosne-Romanee but with a wilder side. Flat-out gorgeous wine with remarkably deep but fresh red berry and cherry flavors that stain the palate. Seems to actually expand on the finish picking up exotic spicecake and rose pastille character and leaving a sweet trail of smoky red fruits behind. "If you insist on drinking this young do it now" says Chave "because it will close up in about two or three years and not be open again for a long time." You've been warned."

Wine Advocate: 95+ Points

"Made in a totally different style the masculine backward 2005 Hermitage exhibits an inky/dark ruby/purple color along with aromas of graphite creme de cassis licorice roasted herbs and scorched earth. The minerality and tannins dominate this gamy thick rich 2005 which given its tannic structure is closest in style to a vintage such as 1995 or 1998. Give it 7-10 more years of cellaring and drink it over the following three decades. "