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Hermitage Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin Jean-Louis Chave (no reserve) 2009

Spices

Gastronomic wine

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13^%

0.75L

Intensity

Cette cuvée hommage, produite uniquement dans les grandes années, est un véritable joyau de l'Hermitage. Rarissime, elle est armée pour une très longue garde. More info

What the experts say...

Last year I gave the 2009 Hermitage Cuvee Cathelin a three-digit rating, but it was nice to be able to re-taste it since it is largely impossible to find in the marketplace. Essentially 100% fruit from Les Bessards, this cuvee is only made in vintages where it will not compromise the integrity and quality of their standard Hermitage (although there is nothing standard about it). The Cuvee Cathelin sees more oak than its sibling, enjoys 50-75 years of aging potential, and boasts over-the-top blackberry and cassis fruit notes intertwined with pen ink, spring flower, graphite and subtle vanillin characteristics. It is a brilliant wine that almost defies description given its ethereal complexity allied to massive weight, power and richness. Yet, it never comes across as heavy or overly-extracted. Forget this for another decade and you and your progeny can enjoy it over the following 50-75 years.

Lot presentation
Hermitage Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin Jean-Louis Chave

The wine

This cuvée originates from a parcel more than sixty years old grown in the lieu-dit of the same name in the town of Ampuis. The Syrah has been fermented and macerated for more than three weeks, enriched with daily pump-overs. The wine has been matured for 22 months in barrique barrels. The domain produces a wine with a deep, almost black appearance. It requires many years of keeping before it will reveal its black berry notes. Genuinely racy and robust, the tannins of this wine become more refined over time and express themselves elegantly, giving way to a long, persistent finish.

Information about domain Jean-Louis Chave

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.

Detailed characteristics

Quantity: 1 Bottle
Level: 1 into-neck
Label: 1 good appearance
Remark: For the benefit of the Association des Sommeliers de Paris
Origin: Producer
Recoverable VAT: No
Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 13 %
Country/Region: Rhône
Appellation/Wine: Hermitage
Producer/Owner: Jean-Louis Chave
Vintage: 2009
Color: Red
Service temperature: 16°
Viticulture: Organic
Volume: 2500 bottles
Intensity: Silky
Dominant aroma: Spices
Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
Grape variety: 100% Syrah

Hermitage Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin Jean-Louis Chave

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iDealwine price estimate
Hermitage Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin Jean-Louis Chave (no reserve) 2009

iDealwine Price⁽¹⁾ corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format

Current auction price estimate⁽¹⁾
Hermitage Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin Jean-Louis Chave (no reserve) 2009

€6,260

€7,589 Highest price:

€6,260 Lowest price:

Latest auction prices

25/01/2024 : €6,260

01/09/2023 : €6,812

04/08/2023 : €7,307

07/07/2023 : €7,589

12/09/2019 : €5,157⁶⁰

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Next bid increment	€10,007
Buyer's Premium (21%)	€2,101⁴⁷
VAT on buyer's premium (20%)	€420²⁹
Applied duties and taxes	€0
Total	€12,528⁷⁶

Hermitage Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin Jean-Louis Chave (no reserve) 2009

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