Original sale price $179
A mentholated top note can be found on the elegant and spicier aromas of earth and humus inflected purple fruit. The rich, round and velvety medium weight flavors flash more evident minerality on the firm, youthfully austere and well-balanced finale. This...
(from a .60 ha parcel where two-thirds of the vines are more than 70+ years of age). Notes of oak toast and menthol surround the moderately high-toned aromas of red and dark cherry, plum and warm earth. There is terrific intensity to the vibrant, intense ...
The 2019 Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Epenots reveals aromas of dark berries, plums, raw cocoa, sweet soil tones and spices. Medium to full-bodied, deep and tightly wound, with powdery tannins, lively acids and a chalky finish, this is one 2019 that will re...
Consisting of roughly equal parts Montmains, Butteaux and Forêts (the three sous-climats of Montmains), the 2020 Chablis 1er Cru Montmains offers up aromas of crisp green apple, white flowers, bee pollen and oyster shell. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and...
As with the 2020 L'Hermitage, I tasted this wine in its components, shortly before blending and bottling. This vintage is highly successful at Chave, and this wine, which would qualify as the gateway bottling made from estate fruit, looks to be outstan...
The 2021s here are certainly strong wines in the vintage. The 2021 Saint Joseph is a healthy dense ruby/purple hue and offers textbook Saint Joseph aromas and flavors of black fruit (there's a hint of red fruit as well), graphite, ground pepper, and some ...
More in the mold of the 2014, the 2021 Hermitage is a ripe, polished, beautifully balanced Hermitage that doesn't have the depth and concentration of a great vintage, yet shines for its elegance, balance, and overall sense of class. Red and black fruits, ...