2012 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc Organic, Northern Rhone
A$446.25
“The Chave line… could make a fair claim to be France’s winemaking royal family: in no other of France’s great terroirs is the largest individual landholder so deeply rooted in time and place,so supremely competent, and so modest a custodian of insights and craftsmanship of the past.”
Andrew Jeffords, The New France
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SKU
JLCHEB126
Marsanne, Roussanne
Much more open, fleshy and sexy, the 2012 Hermitage Blanc was just bottled a month prior to this tasting. Coming from l’Ermite, Les Rocoules, Maison Blanche and Peleat lieux-dits, it’s always a rough blend of 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne that’s aged in barrel. Loaded with notions of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, powered rock, buttered citrus and green almond, it’s full-bodied, rich, upfront and fruit loaded. While I think it will be a relatively accessible early in its life, it has the concentration to hold for two decades.
96 pts - Jeb Dunnuck, The Wine Advocate, Drink 2015+2035
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | White Wine |
| Wine Style | Certified Organic |
| Country | France |
| Region | Northern Rhone |
| Varietals | Marsanne, Roussanne |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 96 |
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