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The December 2023 Auction: Part 1
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Estimate: $250
Lightly wrinkled label.
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97-100WA
"Possibly the greatest white yet from Jean-Louis, his 2013 Hermitage Blanc, which I was able to taste from multiple barrels, has extraordinary minerality and purity in its honeyed golden fruits, crème brûlée, flower oil and butter peach aromatics. All of the samples, which rated between 96-100, had massive concentration, beautiful freshness and a focused, chiseled style that’s rare to find in wine as massive and rich as this. Production here is down more than 50%, so there’s very little to go around. Chave white-lovers need to beg, borrow or steal to get some of this."
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"Possibly the greatest white yet from Jean-Louis, his 2013 Hermitage Blanc, which I was able to taste from multiple barrels, has extraordinary minerality and purity in its honeyed golden fruits, crème brûlée, flower oil and butter peach aromatics. All of the samples, which rated between 96-100, had massive concentration, beautiful freshness and a focused, chiseled style that’s rare to find in wine as massive and rich as this. Production here is down more than 50%, so there’s very little to go around. Chave white-lovers need to beg, borrow or steal to get some of this."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
Produces some of the world's most powerful and long-lived Syrah from a single granite hill, yielding dense, structured reds and rich whites.