2022 | Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage | Rhone Chassagne-Montrachet Les Champs Gain espresso crema

espresso crema

One of the grandest grand cru white Burgundies

Tense and well structured

this is a step forward

Enjoy this sensational white any time over the coming 15-20 years

2022 | Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage | Rhone Chassagne-Montrachet Les Champs Gain espresso cremaA 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