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Hermitage Blanc 1986

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Rhône, France

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Rhône France
  • 91
    Points
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  • 2 Pros of
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    1 510

  • Producer ranking ?

    39

  • Decanting time

    1h

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  • Food Pairing

    Poultry, Creamy Soup

Food Pairing

Poultry, Creamy Soup

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The Story

The Chave family is based in a small village on the northern right bank of the Rhone. There have been Chaves growing vines on the famous Hermitage hill since 1481. Gerard Chave took over from his father in 1970 and rapidly achieved megastar status due to the extraordinary quality of his wines and has since passed on the winemaking responsibilities to his son Jean-Louis. The Chave’s methods for all their winemaking are traditional farming, supe...

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Wine Information

Hermitage – 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 ...

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Tasting note

color

Full and Healthy

nose

Intense and Opulent

taste

Balanced, Developing, Medium-bodied, Round, Elegant and Toasty

Verdict

Transparent and Sophisticated

Written Notes

Chaven perhe on Hermitagen kukkulan tunnetuin viljelijä. Perheellä on ainutlaatuinen historia; vuodesta 1481 alkaen viininteon vastuu on siirtynyt isältä pojalle katkeamattomana ketjuna aina tähän päivään asti. Nykyinen vetäjä on Jean-Louis Chave, isä Gérardin viettäessä jo ansaittuja eläkepäiviä. Chaven omistuksessa on noin 14 hehtaaria viinitarhoja eri puolilla Hermitagen kukkulaa, jonka alueelta Chave tuottaa kolmea viiniä: Hermitage, Hermitage Cuvée Cathelin (vain parhaina vuosina) ja Hermitage Blanc. Yhteensä Hermitagen kukkulan pinta-ala on noin 125 hehtaaria. Chaven omistamista tarhoista 9,4 hehtaaria on omistettu syrah -lajikkeelle ja 4,6 hehtaaria vaaleille marsanne- ja roussanne -lajikkeille. Hermitagen alueen perinteitä kunnioittaen Jean-Louis Chave sekoittaa mielellään eri palstojen rypäleitä sen sijaan, että hän tekisi monta cuvéetä eri tarhojen nimillä (kuten esim. Chapoutier). Hermitagen kukkulalla on monta erilaista maaperää ja nimettyä viinitarhaa. Chaven palstat sijaitsevat mm. Les Bessards-, L’Hermite-, Le Meal-, Peleat-, Roucule-, Maison Blanche- ja Diognieres-viinitarhoissa. Yhteensä Hermitage jakautuu 18 eri tarhaan ja näistä Chave omistaa palstoja yhdeksässä tarhassa. Chaven punainen Hermitage on sataprosenttisesti syrah-lajiketta, ja valkoisen suhteet ovat yleensä 80 prosenttia marsannea ja 20 prosenttia roussannea. Köynnösten keski-ikä on 60 vuotta. Alkoholikäymisen jälkeen Chaven viinit saavat kypsyä pääosin vanhoissa tammitynnyreissä noin 18 kuukauden ajan. Jean-Louis pyrkii viineissään puhtaaseen terroir-luonteeseen ilman, että vahva tammi peittää niissä kaiken muun alleen. Chaven viinit ovat legendaarisen upeita, alueelleen tyypillisiä ja pitkää kellarointia kestäviä. Hermitagen tarhojen ohella Chaven perhe omistaa tarhoja myös Saint-Josephin (5 ha) ja Crozes-Hermitagen (0,9 ha) viinialueilla. Saint-Josephin jyrkät roomanaikaiset graniittiterassit tuottavat parhaimmillaan lähes Hermitagen tasoista, mineraalista ja aromikasta viiniä.
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Mauves, Rhône
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