Jay Kline

9.2

Hebrart: Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. No formal notes. As the name suggests, this is a selection of Jean-Paul’s favorite sites. In this case, old vine sélection massale from: Faubourg d’Enfer, Pruches, Haut Varille, Croix Blanche, Maladrie, Beauregard, Ramonette, Bisson St-Loup, Côtes, and Sente des demoiselles. All 1er cru sites, obviously and roughly 3/4 Pinot Noir with the balance Chardonnay. It’s delicious. In the Hebrart style, this is fresh with loads of bright raspberry fruit, citrus and minerals along with great acid and good bubbles. Drink now through 2037. Disgorged April of 2021 and based off the 2017 vintage. — a year ago

Vanessa

9.3

It’s always a resounding ‘YES’ for JL Chave!!

That includes this luscious and concentrated Syrah from Saint-Joseph AOC in the Northern Rhône of France.

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is a benchmark and icon of the Rhône Valley – a family-run operation since 1481 – with an entire range of deliciousness through the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave and JL Chave Selection portfolios.

This wine is deep ruby, trending on purple. It has pronounced aromas and flavors of boysenberry, blueberry, black cherry, cassis, pomegranate, also violet, bacon, sanguine, saddle leather, pipe tobacco, clove, cigar, damp earth, and black peppercorn. Alcohol is high (14.5% ABV) with medium (+) fine-grained and well-integrated tannins, medium (+) acidity, a medium (+) body, and a long, elegant finish.

It has a rustic and savory character with robust dark fruit notes; it’s layered, complex, structured, and age-worthy, benefitting from decanting. Still, it’s tasting wonderfully now.

Cheers to JL Chave and treasures of the Rhône!! — 2 years ago

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Kelly Whitstone

8.9

Enjoyed this wine. A bit jammy and I’d say a medium to full body, but not a full full body. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured after the Gonet-Medeville BdN 1er. This is also mostly Pinot Noir however with 20% Chardonnay. Comparatively, this pours a more pale color, again with a persistent mousse. Aromas of white flowers (specifically citrus blossom), white peach, and ever so lightly toasted brioche. On the palate, white peach, pink lady apple, lemon and minerals. Good acid. Long finish. Lovely texture. This came across as a noticeably more rich, refined, and elegant Champagne and it made a beautiful pairing with my selection of Mussels Dijonnaise. Disgorged August 21, 2018
— 5 years ago

Shane Lennon

9.5

Really tasty and zippy lemon, very bright and fun — 7 years ago

Andrew Neblett

9.3

Nice slight fizz. Bright fruit. Medium body. Easy drinking. — 8 years ago

James Burge

9.1

beautiful rusticity, strong tannins, complexity of the nose speaks to the labor multistage selection of grapes. true bourgogne. jean luc described this is a tough vintage: heavy rain, later harvest — a year ago

Benjamin Hall Jr

9.4

Beautiful blend of the best of Languedoc whites. 42% Roussanne, 40% Grenache Blanc, 15% Clairette & 5% Viognier. Estate bottled from grapes apparently grown on the 32 hectares of historic vineyards where multiple Roman legions were stationed to protect the vineyards of this region… for god reason. An Eric Solomon selection so it has been selected by someone with the ability to source great wines! Wonderful floral components with light minerality and mildly acid combined with a slight taste of residual sweetness from the fruit forward grapes typical@of the region to give this refreshing wine a perfect balance! — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2018 | Selection de Grain Nobles | Nectar. Happiness. For special occasions. — 4 years ago

Shay A

9.1

“This Côtes-du-Rhône is technically made from purchased fruit. Chave generally has financed his sources and takes their grapes by a métayage (sharecropping) arrangement. He has more or less complete control over the farming, which is organic. The grapes are shipped to Chave’s facility inside his Saint-Joseph Le Clos site in Mauves. Fermentation is in stainless steel tanks and élevage is in an assortment of new and old barrels, demi-muids and large foudres.”

I’ve enjoyed a few of Chave’s “Selection” series, especially the Blanche (100% marsanne from Hermitage…fantastic). While I’ve been fortunate to try Chave’s Hermitage a few times, I did my best to set expectations fairly for this (at $25/bottle). Short story…very pleased with it. I followed this over two days and it stayed consistent. Deep red in the glass with aromatics of garrique, herbs de Provence, and spiced raspberries and blackberries. The palate still sports such a “clean” profile that I associate with Chave’s Hermitage, alongside pepper and fragrant/floral notes.

This is a CdR that has some staying power. Solid value. — 4 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.1

After dinner bottle at Jean Georges. Not my selection—no premox, but it was a bit tired. — 6 years ago

Rufus King

9.1

Light, mild cherry Beaujolais, with medium acid and tannin, at pre-Christmas dinner (Total Wine) — 8 years ago

Maurizio Abbà

9.2

2016 has been a challenging year for Hermitage, as hail in April caused a severe reduction in volume. The quality of the final product, however, benefitted from perfect temperatures in Autumn. Silene is a selection from Jean Louis Chave, who cultivated this land since XV century. The granite soil of Crozes is fully reflected in the wine, showing raspberry notes on a mineral vein. Time will allow to grow up some more interesting tertiary flavors, for now limited to tobacco and a hint of licorice. The taste, however, is already balanced, with soft and ready tannins balancing a strong minerality core. I'd suggest to leave it there for 2-3 years at least, to check whether the potential it showed on the nose can fully develop. — 8 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2014 | Amazing wine, from 50 Merlot 25 Cabernet Sauvignon and 25 Cabernet Franc. Italian rooftiles colour, clearly evolution. A wonderful bouquet, vanilla and tobacco but above all: finesse! Private label from Jean Berger in Roermond - one of a few Dutch winesellers that has the knowledge of raising wine to perfection and bottle in Holland. Paired with a selection of cheeses like Gruyère and parmigiana and some rillettes. — 2 years ago

erisuko_dota

9.0

フワッと口の中に広がる感じが良い感じ。好みのタイプです。 — 4 years ago

Thom Demuth

9.0

2019. Beautiful light yellow color. Light earthy aroma. Smooth and silky mouth feel. Mild tartness with pear and apricot flavors. — 4 years ago

Harumi Sato

9.0

駒座のワイン販売店「プティット メゾン」で購入した赤ワイン。

糖分の甘さは感じないが…渋みが無い。

甘口のおすすめということで購入した。詳細な値段を記録してないが2000円前後だった記憶です。

2016年、フランス、赤 — 5 years ago

Leah Weisman

9.0

A little dry, plummy. Good. — 6 years ago

Kaito Kikuchi

9.5

Juicy and mellow. Nice Syrah and Grenache blend — 7 years ago

Alex Kudla

9.4

Riding out Hurricane Florence with some wine. — 8 years ago