Oh it was lights out. Perfect condition. 98 Blanc is a special bottle. Showed exactly how you want a mature white Rhône to be. Layered complexity and terrific depth and richness showing marzipan, dried flowers, acacia honey and fall spices. Longggg finish.
Oh it was lights out. Perfect condition. 98 Blanc is a special bottle. Showed exactly how you want a mature white Rhône to be. Layered complexity and terrific depth and richness showing marzipan, dried flowers, acacia honey and fall spices. Longggg finish.
Sep 15th, 2020
What a wine to end 2014 with. There's no way to do justice to how masterful this wine is, but I'm going to try some words anyway: sesame, marzipan, iodine, campfire, shaving cream, membrillo, apple sauce, vanilla extract, lichen, powdered stone, clover honey, candied honeysuckle, salted caramel, duck fat, and on and on and on and on....Su-fucking-purlative. A skyscraper and a massive root system of a wine at the same time. I'm in awe. As close to perfect as you can get.
What a wine to end 2014 with. There's no way to do justice to how masterful this wine is, but I'm going to try some words anyway: sesame, marzipan, iodine, campfire, shaving cream, membrillo, apple sauce, vanilla extract, lichen, powdered stone, clover honey, candied honeysuckle, salted caramel, duck fat, and on and on and on and on....Su-fucking-purlative. A skyscraper and a massive root system of a wine at the same time. I'm in awe. As close to perfect as you can get.
4 people found it helpfulJan 1st, 2015
Un Hermitage blanc Magique!!! A son peak actuellement. Rondeur, carisme et structure sans faille. Grand vin!!!
Un Hermitage blanc Magique!!! A son peak actuellement. Rondeur, carisme et structure sans faille. Grand vin!!!
Sep 21st, 2020
1998 Chave Hermitage Blanc - Boom! Thank you @Anthony Lynch ..Marzipan, meyer lemon, eucalyptus, honeydew. This just kept unfolding. An unforgettable wine & a totally unjust description.
1998 Chave Hermitage Blanc - Boom! Thank you @Anthony Lynch ..Marzipan, meyer lemon, eucalyptus, honeydew. This just kept unfolding. An unforgettable wine & a totally unjust description.
Jan 4th, 2015
Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
