2020 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
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98DC
96-98RP
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$300.00
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Jeb Dunnuck
Reviewed December 2022Another heavenly white from this estate is the 2020 Hermitage Blanc, which is the usual 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne from a mix lieux-dits. Incredibly perfumed with notes of acacia flowers, buttered stone fruits, toasted brioche, honeysuckle, and crushed stone, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a seamless, layered texture, beautiful mid-palate depth, and a great finish. The purity, balance, and intensity here are just about off the charts, and this beauty deserves a solid decade of bottle age, although you'll be excused if you drink one in its youth as well.
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Professional Reviews
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Decanter
The 2020 vintage is 'an amazing surprise', according to Jean-Louis Chave. 'It's like the vines adapted to the heat of the vintage - so it's full of hope for me.' A tasting of the different lieux-dits confirms that although this is a hot, dry vintage, the whites have a great sense of freshness, balance and vivacity. This doesn't have the same sense of power and extract as the 2017 or 2019; it is slimmer and more precise, will offer a lot of pleasure early on and will age well, too. (MW)
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Wine Advocate
I tasted five different lots that will be blended into the 2020 Hermitage Blanc, from Péléat, l'Ermite and three parts of Les Rocoules. Full-bodied, honeyed and rich, this should be another outstanding vintage for Chave's white, with the incredible lushness of the bigger wines balanced by the zestiness found at the top of Les Rocoules and the delicacy and freshness of L'Ermite. (JC)
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Wine Spectator
A stunner and extrovert that leads with a core of beautiful fruit -- mango, peach and melon -- polished with just the right touch of salted brioche on a round, lush palate. Supremely harmonious and mineral-driven, with crushed stone lining the finish, which persists. Marsanne and Roussanne. (KB)
Details
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Marsanne |
| Origin | Hermitage/Crozes-Hermitage, Rhone, France |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1672307 |