2019 Hermitage

Vininformation

96 point - Decanter: "Glass-staining purple colour. Incredibly powerful with searching perfume, leaf tea and glove leather behind the intense black fruits. Very fine and deep, perhaps just a touch too high in alcohol, a little overextracted. Phenomenal concentration and length however. A growling, brooding power, this could only be Hermitage. ..."

95 point - Vinous: "Glass-staining ruby. Heady, mineral- and spice-accented dark berry, cherry-cola and potpourri aromas show outstanding clarity and pick up a smoky nuance with air. Juicy and penetrating on the palate, offering vibrant, spice-laced bitter cherry, blueberry and fruitcake flavors that are braced by a core of juicy acidity. Finishes sweet, lively and extremely long, with an echo of candied violet and velvety tannins that make a late appearance."

95+ point - Jeb Dunnuck: "I continue to rave about the wines of Yann Chave, and readers should snatch up these wines before the market catches up to the quality. Dense purple, with a great nose of chocolaty blackberries, bloody meat, iron, scorched earth, and pepper, the beautiful 2019 Hermitage hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a dense, layered mid-palate, and enough tannins to warrant at least 5-7 years of bottle age. It pushes on the ripeness scale and is one monster of a Hermitage that's going to have 20-30 years of longevity."

Yann Chaves Hermitage stammer fra to climats, Beaume og Péléat, på tilsammen 1,2 ha. på Hermitage højens østlige side. Jorderne er her domineret af løss, og med en god eksponering mod syd-vest. Vinstokkene er i snit 30 år gamle. En stor, magtfuld, kompleks og dyb Hermitage, der kombinerer sin kraft, fylde og intensitet med en superb mineralitet og elegance.

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