Mark Ashley

9.0

Fruity, full-bodied, a bit of pepper. I’d drink it again. — 10 days ago

Michael Walker

9.8

Excellent relatively light/early spring evening super Tuscan — 12 days ago

Joe Weinberger

9.4

This was still incredibly youthful. Would never have guessed ‘89. — 5 months ago

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!! — a month ago

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Michael Ga

9.1

Michelle bought at Costco. Very good. — 14 days ago

Bryan Kesting

9.3

Wine dinner at Matt’s. In a great spot and drinking beautifully. — 2 months ago

Graeme O'Boyle

9.1

Decant and leave for an hour or so. Delicious. — a month ago

Steven Lee

9.2

light, bitter sweet. Been searching and eager to try this wine. not cheap but nothing special in the end — 14 days ago

Eric Halim

9.1

Wine is full bodied, purplish. On nose its violets, black cherries, cheedar, earthy. On palate, its sweet, little spicy, i can taste the brightness from sangiovese buts its more vegal to me. The structure, merlot balanced the syrah so it does mellowed the syrah attack. Long finish, tannic, give it 1 hour decant. Best after 2028.. cheers! 🍷 — 15 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Remarkable. Juicy and so dense but my goodness this is so elegant. It’s amazing how light on its feet the wine is for such a big boy. Genius. — a month ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Best bintage to date? So gut. — 23 days ago

Ana Bumgardner

9.2

2019 - with homemade pizza. Delish. — 25 days ago

Clarissa Tant

9.1

Girls weekend with Gabrielle — a month ago

Norman Gennaro

9.3

I’m getting a bit of cork on this one but hoping it blows off. Needs more air but it’s going to be a classic Turley. It’s good with more air but that’s also making the corked aspect more prevalent. Bummer. Can look past it but it’s work. Somewhat annoying since I’ve been looking forward to this for a while. Hoping the other sings. — 13 days ago

Debra Bass

9.5

Dry, slight pear taste. As a result wine drinker, I don’t normally drink rose but while in Provence have been trying different ones. This is my fav so far. — 4 days ago

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Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.4

Still a baby. Revisit in 15. — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. Last tasted 8.31.23 (9.3). Medium body then and now. A bit brighter fruit 7 months ago. This got a little "darker" fruitwise and flashed more tannins throughout. 4.19.24. — a month ago

David Peifer

9.0

Very fruit forward with a hint of oak. Aged. — 7 days ago

Ella Cicone

9.0

Drank on Marmon. Sat well with me and easy to drink — a month ago

Kat

9.3

Garrigue, plum, smoke, black fruit. Oof. Minerality is sublime. — a month ago