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Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, 2019

Red Wine from Northern Rhone, France
by Jean-Louis Chave
$375.00
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This is the summit. Domaine Jean-Louis Chave has been the reference point for Hermitage since the family put down roots on the hill in 1481, and their Rouge is one of the greatest expressions of Syrah on earth. Rather than a single site, it's a 'complete' Hermitage, blended across the hill's storied lieux-dits — the granite backbone of Bessards, the flesh of Le Meal, the finesse of L'Ermite, and more — to build the full picture of the appellation. The 2019 came from a warm, low-yield vintage that produced deeply concentrated, powerful wines that somehow stayed fresh and lively rather than heavy. This is a cellar wine in its infancy, built to evolve for decades. If you're buying one great bottle to lay down, this is it.

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Antonio Galloni

98 points

"Tasted in components, as usual. #1, from Peleat: spice-accented cherry and blackberry, with a vibrant mineral note in the background. Taut and sharply focused, showing strong tension to the bitter cherry and red berry flavors. The mineral note comes back strong on the back. #2, from Les Beaume: deep-pitched cherry and cassis qualities, plus a spicy nuance and a touch of dark chocolate. Rich but lively on the palate, offering densely packed bitter cherry and black currant preserve flavors and a touch of licorice. #3, from Ermite: extremely suave and expansive aromas of ripe red and blue fruits and exotic spices, along with a sexy floral touch. Deep yet energetic, showing excellent clarity and floral back-end thrust. #4, from Meal: distinctly powerful, displaying an array of black and blue fruit qualities and hints of olive, licorice and exotic spices. Seriously deep and sharply focused, showing bitter cherry, blackberry and fruitcake flavors underscored by a smoky mineral quality. For all its power, there's real life here as well. #5, from Bessards: intense, mineral-driven cherry and dark berry character, with exotic floral and spice topnotes. Pure and incisive, showing impressive depth as well as fine definition and seamless texture. It’s still early days for this wine, but the ingredients are seriously formidable, with an emphasis on richness but no lack of energy either. This is shaping up to be a stunner."

Robert Parker

100 points

"As usual, the 2019 Hermitage remained largely as separate components at the time of my visit. Some pre-blending had occurred, so I tasted a combination of Beaumes and Péléat, as well as components from L'Ermite, Méal and Bessards. Uniformly full-bodied, concentrated and long, with rich, velvety tannins, dark-fruit flavors (cassis, blueberries, boysenberries) and hints of crushed stone and licorice, comparisons with 2003 aren't unreasonable."

Jancis Robinson

19 points

"Barrel samples tasted at the domaine.Sample 1: Péleat. Opulent and brooding with marked graphite and earth on the nose. Black olive and wet tobacco and fantastic precise acidity. A sweet and rounded palate with firm tannins. Sample 2: Les Baumes.More reductive and meaty than Péleat – almost ashy and smoky with a charred note. Supple and ripe sweet dark fragrant fruits. Sample 3: L'Ermite.Stunning blue fruits on the nose. A ripe and broad sweet palate with precision and an iron-tinged note. So precise and clear. Sample 4: Le Méal.Lots of sweet spice and blue and dark fruits on the nose. This is a powerful big wine that carries its apparent 15.5% alcohol effortlessly! Sample 5: Bessards.Gorgeously spiced, mace and black olive with sweet wet tobacco. The tannins are seductively rounded. A suave, and cooling expression with power and clarity."

Decanter

97 points

"A tasting of barrel samples of different lieux-dits: Péléat, Beaumes, Ermite, Le Méal, Bessards. Long, slow fermentations due to the high potential alcohols this year, some barrels reaching over 15% - at the limit of what the indigenous yeasts can handle. Even the Bessards component, which is usually so strict and skeletal, is full of fruit this year. The last exceptionally hot year was 2003, which produced a wine that was highly atypical, with notably jammy fruit. That's not the case in 2019 - the fruit is fresh and lively. It's hard to make a judgement at this stage; the alcohol is high, and may always feel warming. Either way, it will provide great pleasure and impact, despite its extreme style."

More about Jean-Louis Chave

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Syrah

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast leg of lamb, venison, grilled ribeye, braised short ribs, or hard aged cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Cassis, blueberry, and dark berries with crushed stone, licorice, and violets. Full-bodied and concentrated with rich, velvety tannins and a long finish. Built to age decades.

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