Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | White |
Brand | Chave |
Vintage | 2001 |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone |
Grape | Marsanne |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Stock | 0 |
I tasted component parts of the 2001 Hermitage blanc. Aromas of acacia flowers, honeysuckle, and citrus were followed by a medium to full-bodied white with loads of glycerin as well as heady fruit and alcohol. Elegant, medium to full-bodied, and crisper, it is more obviously backward than the 2000.
This is a streamlined, racy white, despite its lush, waxy texture. Full-bodied and loaded with white peach, lanolin, brioche, orange blossom and almond flavors. Long and powerful on the finish; with fine detail already, this should only get better.