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| Rhone Book Jan 1997 |
Robert M. Parker, Jr. | 87 | Drink: N/A | |
| This is a perfect example of my statement about Chave's wine starting off slowly. After bottling in 1981, this wine seemed light in color and rather insubstantial. Two years later the color seemed deeper and more body was apparent. Fully mature by 1987, this wine remains delicious. It is elegant, ripe, round, medium-bodied, generously flavore... | ||||
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Jean-Louis Chave Chave is known for opting for blending Syrah from their 15 ha vineyards on the Hermitage hill. Their philosophy is against single vineyard wines since blending guarantees more complexity in the wine. In this superb wine this is clearly indicated by the tremendous complexity. Syrah from Bessards is giving rich fruit intensity and concentration to the wine while Méal more depth in flavours and bouquet. Rocoules adds finesse in s...