JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet other_regions_italy with redcurrant and delicate coffee

with redcurrant and delicate coffee flavors showing good sweetness and plenty of early appeal

a floral element emerges with just a few swirls of the glass

Quite dense and tight

it's silky

olive tapenade and violet pastille on the evolved

JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet other_regions_italy with redcurrant and delicate coffeeThis shows mature notes, with espresso and warm cocoa melding into the mulled plum and blackberry fruit, while sauvage notes of tapenade, charcoal and bay leaf fill in on the finish. An underlying iron accent creeps along throughout. Hitting its stride already, but will hold in the cellar a bit. The debut bottling for Hermitage from Chave's ngoce portfolio. Drink now through 2020. 200 cases imported. JM