2022 | Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage | Rhone Red Blend From one of the appellation's

From one of the appellation's most historic vineyards to the east of the city of Chinon

Intense perfume of abricot

Delicate aromas associated with the yeasty brioche character and white fruit

It's a wine that started it's life as a Manzanilla

This was a warm and generous vintage

2022 | Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage | Rhone Red Blend From one of the appellation'sA 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