Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage other_regions_italy (50+ year old vines located

(50+ year old vines located in the lower section of the Clos)

especially for a release from what is widely considered a so-so vintage for Champagne

what this estate will produce in the next twenty years will completely surpass the previous twenty years

sauvage and newly turned earth hints

This is also brooding and reticent with an intensely earthy nose of both red and dark pinot fruit that is trimmed in hints of game

Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage other_regions_italy (50+ year old vines locatedI had the opportunity to retaste the wonderful 2015 Hermitage and have taken this opportunity to up my rating of it a couple of points, more in line with how I thought it would turn out from barrel than when I first tasted it from bottle last year. Yes, it's closed up pretty tight, but the potential is clearly enormous, with pungent, peppery aromas accenting espresso, black olive and blackberries. Full bodied, dense and supremely concentrated, with a