
White wine
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc 2016
RRP £230
At once floral and fruity, this is beautifully aromatic and open already. There are touches of ripe apricot and marzipan. It’s rounded but not overly full-bodied, beautifully rich and pure and very well balanced. It has a precise, mineral-flecked frame and a remarkable sense of finesse and line for Hermitage Blanc. A totally captivating wine, that will be hard not to drink young, but will glide on, gaining complexity through the years thanks to its perfect balance. A wine to fall in love with, you’ll never want it to end.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
White
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Marsanne (80%), Roussanne (20%)
Alcohol
14.5%
Bottle size
75cl
Drink dates
2020 - 2045
Origin
Country
France
Region
Rhône
Sub-region
Northern Rhône
Area
Saint-Joseph AOP
Tasting Information
Blind
No
Tasted by
Matt Walls