Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah

9.470 ratings
9.431 pro ratings
Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Conrad Green

Dark fruit. Lovely purity. Lots of gnarly fruit and dried herbs. Quite green notes but they work well in it, giving freshness and complexity. Lovely stuff.

Dark fruit. Lovely purity. Lots of gnarly fruit and dried herbs. Quite green notes but they work well in it, giving freshness and complexity. Lovely stuff.

Dec 26th, 2021
Rick Baumgarten

Top of a double blind flight of French Syrahs. Oh, so good.

Top of a double blind flight of French Syrahs. Oh, so good.

Mar 18th, 2020
Bill Bender

Bright, lively and prodigious....@romo said it best "this wine has big shoulders"
The rest of the body is big and broad as well but all in balance. Smoke, game meats, white pepper, wet bay leaf. Special.

Bright, lively and prodigious....@romo said it best "this wine has big shoulders"
The rest of the body is big and broad as well but all in balance. Smoke, game meats, white pepper, wet bay leaf. Special.

Nov 20th, 2016
Doc Jay

Leather and Speck nose. Silk on the palate. Wonderful wine

Leather and Speck nose. Silk on the palate. Wonderful wine

Feb 5th, 2016
Jason Heller

Master Sommelier

9.1

Rouge

Rouge

Jan 29th, 2016
Armen Khachaturian

Vibrant with lots of bright fruit...still has a few decades left!

Vibrant with lots of bright fruit...still has a few decades left!

Dec 4th, 2015
Christopher A. Weed

Director of Operations/Wine Specialist Spectrum Wine Auctions

9.3

Chave Hermitage Rouge '04

Chave Hermitage Rouge '04

Sep 20th, 2015
Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.5

Pure and disciplined.

Pure and disciplined.

Aug 21st, 2015
Chris Walsh

Partner Balanced Wine Selections

9.3

This is drinking really well. I'm not sure if it makes truly old bones. Started with iron and meaty notes that opens to reveal black cherry flavors and aromas and subtle peppery notes. The feel of this wine is so elegant.

This is drinking really well. I'm not sure if it makes truly old bones. Started with iron and meaty notes that opens to reveal black cherry flavors and aromas and subtle peppery notes. The feel of this wine is so elegant.

Dec 7th, 2014
Billy Weiss

Super find, very Burgundian

Super find, very Burgundian

Nov 16th, 2014