Vanessa

9.3

It’s always a resounding ‘YES’ for JL Chave!!

That includes this luscious and concentrated Syrah from Saint-Joseph AOC in the Northern Rhône of France.

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is a benchmark and icon of the Rhône Valley – a family-run operation since 1481 – with an entire range of deliciousness through the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave and JL Chave Selection portfolios.

This wine is deep ruby, trending on purple. It has pronounced aromas and flavors of boysenberry, blueberry, black cherry, cassis, pomegranate, also violet, bacon, sanguine, saddle leather, pipe tobacco, clove, cigar, damp earth, and black peppercorn. Alcohol is high (14.5% ABV) with medium (+) fine-grained and well-integrated tannins, medium (+) acidity, a medium (+) body, and a long, elegant finish.

It has a rustic and savory character with robust dark fruit notes; it’s layered, complex, structured, and age-worthy, benefitting from decanting. Still, it’s tasting wonderfully now.

Cheers to JL Chave and treasures of the Rhône!! — 2 months ago

with Deked1

MDB

9.1

Sweet cherries after an hour. — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Quite reticent in the nose. Dark plum, a bit of spice, some raspberry, a touch of iron. Very pure in the palate. Still quite tight but clearly classy fruit underneath — 3 months ago

with Paul

Byron Hewett

9.0

Still kickin’. Turning golden brownish, but still tastes pretty good. — 5 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

2023/12. This was really good - effusive aromatically, fleshy and ample on the palate. — 5 months ago

Anthony James Marr

9.3

2020 drinking very well after a short decant - beautiful full body with a very persistent finish. Dark fruits, cassis, smoke and mineral / iron accents - great quality relative to the price — 6 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Deep red color. Bright aromas and flavors of red berry/cassis fruit, wet soil, dark chocolate and baking spices. A pronounced vanilla note on the mid-palate. Well balanced but a bit short on the finish. Very smooth tannins. Young and fruit forward. Could benefit from additional bottle age. Thank you for sharing this one, Chris B! — 6 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

In a nice place at shade under 10 years. Popped and poured and was surprisingly ready to go, though 30 mins in the glass helped for sure. Nice mouthfeel and density. Tannins are there but very well integrated. Good dark berry fruit and some pepper on the long finish. Delicious with steak and a pork chop at The Grill. — 2 months ago

Evandro Pereira

9.3

Sempre um privilégio — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Lovely balance. Cool plummy fruit with minerality and a savory delicious softness. Understated but excellent — 3 months ago

with Paul and Ara

Brendan Baker

9.2

Wild blackberries, mineral, meaty, fine tannin, med body, well balanced 👌 — 4 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.8

What a banger. Elegant nose, smoky. The most notable thing was the tension brought by the tannins. Just perfect. Lip smacking. Great wine for bbq. — 5 months ago

yan ho

9.4

holiday dinner, boston. 12.23.23 — 6 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Smoky violets. Savory with a whiff of grapefruit. Whole cluster. Thoughtful. — 6 months ago

Kate Parkerson

9.4

Very smooth. Served by Kathryn at the Secession house. — 2 months ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Nothing profound or particularly thoughtful here. Just an easy, simple, clean wine that asks very little of you in a great way. — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Big and fleshy. Inky intense fruit. Dense and quite fresh on the palate. Very pure — 3 months ago

with Paul and Ara

Peter Sultan

8.9

No notes. Beef jerky & dark cherries, on nose & palate. Thinner concentration I had hoped for, but suspect age, air and/ or long decant will bring it together — 4 months ago

with Owen

John Osgood

9.0

A bit austere and shut down. Hoping this is just a dumb phase. — 5 months ago

with Matt

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9.4

The 2019 Montrachet Grand Cru is a little oakier and creamier on the nose than its peers, yet with enormous depth of fruit that crashes over the olfactory senses. But perhaps it needs more delineation? It seems slightly later-picked than its peers, giving off light caramel notes. The palate is medium-bodied and hewn from a richer style of this Grand Cru. Slightly viscous in texture, dense and powerful, it doesn't quite possess the killer clarity and/or mineralité on the finish as the best in the flight. Impressive nonetheless, this is a Montrachet with real heft. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
— 6 months ago