Hermitage Rouge 1989 Jean-Louis Chave (5 BT)

Hermitage Rouge 1989

Jean-Louis Chave

Levels into the neck, scuffed labels, corroded capsules, 2 slightly sunken corks

Glorious Syrah concentration and richness on the nose. Fruity, brambly and wild. Heavenly, rich, plummy, blackberry depth. All-enveloping and exotic. More intense and concentrated than the divinely fruity 1990. This is so redolent of lush fruit and vegetation, so fat, gamey and full of glycerol. A brilliant vinous masterpiece that is terrific in 2015, noble and many-layered. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 96

5 bts (sc)

Provenance:

Sotheby's New York, July 22, 2020, A Legacy Cellar + More, New York, Lot 118

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