Producer | Jean-Louis Chave |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone Valley |
Subregion | Hermitage |
Varietal | Rhone Blend |
Vintage | 2022 |
Sku | APN25031905 |
Size | 750ml |
Note: These will all be in by next week and we'll let you know as soon as they arrive.
The 2022 Hermitage will be a beauty, but it has the focused, firmer, straight style of the vintage. As usual, I was able to taste through all of the lieux-dits: Péleat, Les Beaumes, L'Ermite, Le Méal, and Les Bessards, all being mid- to upper-90s ratings, the standouts being L’Ermite and Bessards, with the Méal possessing a more focused, tannic style than normal. All of the barrels I was able to taste had remarkable purity, beautiful overall balance, and classic Hermitage class, with an incredible sense of minerality. This is a great wine, but it's going to take a decade of bottle age. The firmer structure and incredible minerality actually remind me of the 1998, although I think there's a touch more sun-kissed fruit here.
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