Country: France
Region: Rhône Valley
Appellation: Hermitage
Vintage: 2020
Color: White
Grape variety: 80% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne
Service temperature: 16° to 18°
Aging potential: 2040
Hermitage Blanc 2020
Jean-Louis Chave
Wine Advocate: 96-98
Jeb Dunnuck: 99
Packing: Case of 6
Format: 75cl
Format: 75cl
CHF 1,740.00
(290.0 per 75cl)
Expected Delivery: latest by: Jun-24-2024
Jeb Dunnuck 98+
Another heavenly white from this estate is the 2020 Hermitage Blanc, which is the usual 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne from a mix of lieux-dits. Incredibly perfumed with notes of acacia flowers, buttered stone fruits, toasted brioche, honeysuckle, and crushed stone, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a seamless, layered texture, beautiful mid-palate depth, and a great finish. The purity, balance, and intensity here are just about off the charts, and this beauty deserves a solid decade of bottle age, although you'll be excused if you drink one in its youth as well.
Joe Czerwinski 96-98
I tasted five different lots that will be blended into the 2020 Hermitage Blanc, from Péléat, l'Ermite and three parts of Les Rocoules. Full-bodied, honeyed and rich, this should be another outstanding vintage for Chave's white, with the incredible lushness of the bigger wines balanced by the zestiness found at the top of Les Rocoules and the delicacy and freshness of L'Ermite.
Country: France
Region: Rhône Valley
Appellation: Hermitage
Vintage: 2020
Color: White
Grape variety: 80% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne
Service temperature: 16° to 18°
Aging potential: 2040