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Hermitage Jean-Louis Chave
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About the producer

The Chave family has been making wine in the Rhone since the end of the 15th Century when a local lord granted them a vineyard plot. Jean-Louis Chave, son of Gérard, is currently at the helm of this mythical property on the Colline de l’Hermitage and continues to set himself challenges. The most recent of these was his acquisition of the phylloxera-devastated Clos Florentin in 2009. He also revived some vineyard parcels on the slopes of Bachasson in the Saint-Joseph appellation in the 1990s. The domain strives to bring out the best in its terroirs but does not produce single parcel wines or "super cuvées". The only exception to this is cuvée Cathelin which is named after a deceased artist friend of the winegrower. This cuvée is only produced in noteworthy years and production is limited to 2000 bottles. Jean-Louis Chave strives to perpetuate the domain’s distinctive style of wine, staying faithful to the ancestral practices that forged its reputation. This means carefully controlled yields, no artificial herbicides or fertilisers, harvesting grapes as late as possible to achieve optimum ripeness, and a very low intervention winemaking process to allow the wine to develop as it chooses. Each parcel’s crop is vinified and barrel-aged separately so that it fully expresses its distinctive character. This is what gives the final blend its beautiful complexity.

About the wine

Domaine Chave's red Hermitage stands out from the appellation's other wines for its rather unusual journey: often very closed in its youth, seeming to suggest little development, it finally opens up, sometimes after very many years, thus undergoing a true metamorphosis. Patient connoisseurs can then discover a nectar in full bloom, with exceptional potential for keeping – half a century in the case of a good year. Full-bodied and concentrated, beautifully complex and racy, it develops a wide range of flavours ranging from blackcurrant to smoky, through roasted notes of prune, leather and spices.

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Characteristics of the producer and cuvée

Region: Rhone Valley

Producers and wineries: Jean-Louis Chave

Colour: red

Grape variety: Syrah
Food and wine pairings: Gibiers, Côte de boeuf braisée, Poularde truffée

Appellation: Hermitage

Owner: Jean-Louis Chave

Viticulture: organic More information....

Service temperature: 16°

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Price estimate break down for wine Hermitage Jean-Louis Chave 2014
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Current price estimate of 2014 vintage
331
313
Lowest auction price (past 12 months)
450
Highest auction price (past 12 months)
Auction history Hermitage Jean-Louis Chave 2014
14/11/2024325
20/06/2024338
20/06/2024315
20/06/2024325
04/06/2024325
11/04/2024316
04/04/2024450
29/02/2024350
15/02/2024338
15/02/2024313

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