2019 Hermitage Rouge 0,75 l Jean Louis Chave
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Marsanne and Roussanne. Deep gold in colour. This smells lovely but seems more tertiary that I had expected, with oxidative notes of soy and mushroom alongside livelier aromas of ginger, bruised yellow pear and white pepper. It is very intense and persistent on the palate and bears its elevated alcohol gracefully. (JRL)
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The Wine Advocate
Alistair Cooper MW, jancisrobinson.com
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A powerhouse of a wine that flirts with perfection, the 2019 Hermitage reveals a dense purple hue as well as an extraordinary bouquet of sweet blue fruits supported by notes of crushed stone, lead pencil, leather, and ground pepper, with hints of flowers in the background. Full-bodied, stunningly pure, and massively concentrated, yet with riveting precision and elegance, it needs to be hidden in the back of the cellar for a decade and will evolve for 30, 40, if not 50 years. Tasting the trilogy of the 2018, 2019, and 2020 over the coming decades will be the equivalent of wine nirvana.
Inky garnet color. Seductively perfumed, mineral-accented dark berries, potpourri, smoky bacon and olive aromas show superb definition and spicy lift. Offers intense, spice-laced blueberry, bitter cherry, fruitcake, exotic spice and violet pastille flavors that slowly deepen and become sweeter through the back half. Distinctly powerful, in the style of the vintage, but vibrant as well, with a strikingly long finish that features reverberating floral, exotic spice and mineral qualities and steadily mounting tannins.