Matthew Cohen

9.7

Nose: dark and serious with major tobacco. Hints of vegetal tones. Lilacs as it opens.

Palate: still fresh. Tobacco. Dense dark berry fruit.

Like a lecture on Hegel. Very serious.

As this opens more delicious and less ungiving. Beautiful silky texture.

3 hours in getting crazy. Nose has these gorgeous dense florals. So complex. Pink roses. This is why we drink wine. Still so fresh on the palate. Long.

12.5%

Fass selections.

— 5 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

Slight brown tinge. Very light in color. See picture. Between the 16’ and the 18‘ this is the lesser vintage. Plenty of acidity and tannins left. Seems tight and austere upon opening. Lime, cranberry and some red currant. Would drink this with asian food. Give it 1 hour of air. — 2 months ago

Mike Matsumoto

9.0

いつもの格安バローロ、初見の2019年もの。
うきうき税込2508円。
香り、アタックの印象は変わりませんが、アフターは2018年より確実に秀逸。今回もまとめ買いして成果。 — 5 months ago

Guy Acheson

9.2

Very fresh and typical wine from Cassis. — 15 days ago

David Gutglass

9.2

Needed some air , after that wonderful and typical LB perfume. Not super long finish — 2 months ago

Ted

9.3

Gorgeous and powerful. — 2 months ago

with Jeni

Brandon Boesch

9.2

Too young. Needed hours of air. Disjointed. A good amount of acidity. Some fruit showing through. There’s a lot of spice and herbs too. Will hold other bottles for a long while. — 5 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

This bottle was a library release from the Chave cellars. Decanted about an hour prior to service (but could have benefited from more time) and enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2001 Chave rouge pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of charred blueberry pie, mushrooms, scorched earth, grilled meat, coffee, black pepper and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and super complex. With more and more air, this really came into its own. Totally Chave. Totally Hermitage. Totally awesome. Drink now with a little patience and through 2041. — 20 days ago

Tor Kenward

9.8

Timeless wine. Why does it hold so long with air and still evolve? Everything works here. Inspiration for a winemaker to find the key. — 4 months ago

Ryan Colthorp

9.1

Juice world. Cherries. GSMC blend. Great find at Vin Chicago. — 8 months ago