Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc other_regions In these rather claustrophobic times

In these rather claustrophobic times

all wrapped in a solidly long and mouth coating finish

Drink 2013-2022

My recent visit to Giacomo Conterno was fascinating

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Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc other_regions In these rather claustrophobic timesThe exuberant 2007 Hermitage Blanc reveals notes of petroleum, crushed rocks, earth, white currants and peaches, an unctuous texture, high glycerin and good acidity. This big, thick white Hermitage will not be as long lived as the 2009, but for drinking over the next two decades, it is impossible to resist. Jean Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging. This monumental offering,