JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet Vintage:2017 Dense and compact

Dense and compact

so this note should be quite representative of the final commercial release

The 2017 ferment was fully inoculated

Should be a wonderful follow-up to the splendid 2007 Dow--and very long-lived

(from Clos Chareau and Grand Clos)

JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet Vintage:2017 Dense and compactThis 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