2022 | Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage | Rhone Chardonnay Bin-End Sale fruity and full bodied

fruity and full bodied

Very fresh bouquet with notes of citrus and white fleshed fruit

The texture is often described as smooth and silky

The berry flavors get a look-in right at the end

2022 | Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage | Rhone Chardonnay Bin-End Sale fruity and full bodiedA tasting of the different lieux dits showed how the different soil types reacted to the drought. Granite based parcels (Ermite, Les Bessards) suffered blockages in ripening and finished at 13% alcohol; the clay based terroirs (Le Mal, Les Beaumes) didn't stop ripening and finished at 15%. The overall blend will be powerful but fragrant, complex and stylistically sits within other recent dry and hot vintages, and isn't outside the current norm (it's