JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet other_regions_italy This beauty should drink reasonably

This beauty should drink reasonably well young but have no problem rewarding extended cellaring

This is unusually powerful compared to what is typical for Echézeaux though it is not particularly complex but the underlying material is here such that it is reasonable that more will develop and my rating assumes that it will

with fine tannin

Probably the purest and most refined wine in the whole Ribera del Duero region

Medium + weight

JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet other_regions_italy This beauty should drink reasonablyThis 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