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Country ranking ?
1 194
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Producer ranking ?
29
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Decanting time
1h
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When to drink
2020-2035
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Food Pairing
Poultry, Creamy Soup
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Food Pairing
Poultry, Creamy Soup
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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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Tasting note
color
Light, Yellow and Clear
ending
Endless
flavors
Toasty, Honey and Buttery
nose
Wide, Opulent and Refined
taste
Average in Acidity, Well-structured, Developing, Jammy, Refined and Sweet tannins
Verdict
Transparent and Well-rounded
Written Notes
Three Chaves from 1990 were the last flight on this night, and we snuck in a 1990 Chave Hermitage Blanc. I love going back to great whites after reds; I don’t think enough people realize that you can. It almost serves as a palate refresher. The Chave Blanc was marzipan city. It was just hitting that point of maturity where it felt ready. Dave admired its ‘texture’ (94).
Deep orange hued. Vhva, vaniljainen, soekrikuorrutettu, kehittynyt, tasapainoinen. pikku-sherry.Savu, outo, candied,vahvaalcco, eteläisempi.
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