Robert Parker Score: 96

Score: 95-97 ST

Region: Rhone

District: Hermitage/Crozes-Hermitage

Type: Still Wine

Color: White

Varietal: Shiraz/Syrah

Vintage: 2005

Size: 750ML

Brand: See more from Domaine Chave JL (Jean Louis)

Sku: 101363

Price: $449.99

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Jean Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc

Parker Review:
The 2005 Hermitage blanc is an amazing effort that defines the classic style of white Hermitage. It offers hints of marzipan, roasted hazelnuts, quince, licorice, honeysuckle, citrus oil, and wet stones. It is a superbly concentrated and powerful wine. It should drink well for 30 years. A bastion of traditionalism and terroir-sensitive winemaking, the Chaves, both father Gerard and son Jean-Louis, continue to establish higher and higher standards for artisanal, high quality winemaking without manipulation or compromise. As I have said many times in the past, after more than two dozen visits to their cellars in Mauves, the Chave address remains one of the most extraordinary places of learning in the wine world. Most importantly, they have had a remarkable succession of successful vintages that began in 1994.