1999 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage (in magnum)
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1999 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage (in magnum)
Producer: Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Hermitage
95(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2002
($132) Good full ruby. Jammy black fruits and pepper on ths nose; distinctly wilder than the 2000. Fat, thick and powerful, with huge fruit and impressive volume. Offers an uncanny combination of flesh and thrust. Very silky in texture but with excellent acidity and lift. The big tannins spread out to coat the entire palate. This complete Hermitage actually closed down in my glass. I'd expect it to need a good decade before approaching maturity.
