Tasted 15 November 2023
Northern Rhône · Hermitage
Strict and linear upon opening, with a superficial and lighter bodied entry that keeps the fruit in the higher register red spectrum. Skirts the mid palate and finishes in a blocky and angular drop of unripe red cherry…
Butterscotch, apricot, honey, and orange blossom. A compelling wine, and though on the downswing of its evolution, it carries the perfect balance of savory, ripeness, and dry elements that all make…
A beautiful expression, with meaty jerky and salami flavors intermingling wonderfully with black-red fruit. Leather, garrigue, mushroom, muddled strawberry, black cherry, red and black currant, and…
Poised and balanced for such a young wine, the Chave St. Joseph offers black raspberry, soil, and brush elements that are indeed primary and linear, but steer clear of overly juvenile angularity.…
