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Northern Rhône

The Northern Rhône Valley wine region hugs the Rhône River from Vienne in the north to Valence at its southern tip. The French call the region Côtes du Rhône Septentrionales, and it is divided into eight appellations. Along with its neighbor to the south, the Southern Rhone Valley, it is famous for its big, tannic, intensely concentrated wines. Syrah is the only red grape permitted in AOC wines from this sub-region, though the Syrah can be blended with the white wine grapes Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne, depending on the regulations for each AOC. White wines are made from Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne. Of the eight appellations in the north, the most admired wines tend to come from Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and Hermitage, though there are certainly exceptional wines to be found in St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, St.-Peray, Crozes-Hermitage and Cornas. Along with Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, Rhône wines are among France’s best known and most collected wines. Red wines from these appellations are notable for their signature aromas of bacon and green olives, and for their depth. Robert M. Parker, a great champion of Rhone wines, has written that “the northern Rhône produces three of the greatest wines in the world – the white wines of Condrieu and the red wines of Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage.”

1983 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage

ST  93+    

1983 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; depressed cork; signs of past seepage

ST  93+    

1983 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Heavy capsule condition issue; depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage

ST  93+    

1983 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage

ST  93+    

1995 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  94   
CT  93.9   
WS  90   

1997 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  93   
ST  93+    

2000 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Lightly elevated cork

RP  96   
ST  94+    
WS  90   
JR  18   

2000 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

RP  96   
ST  94+    
WS  90   
JR  18   

2004 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

WS  95   
VN  95-96   
RP  94   
JR  18+    

2004 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
VN  95-96   
RP  94   
JR  18+    

2004 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

WS  95   
VN  95-96   
RP  94   
JR  18+    

2008 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

WS  94   
WA  90   
JR  17.5   

2012 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

WA  96   
WS  95   
VN  95-97   
CT  94.3   

2020 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage

JD  98+    
VN  97-99   

2006 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WS  99   
RP  97   
VN  95+    
JR  18   

2010 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  99   
RP  97   
VN  96   

2020 Jean-Louis Chave Saint-Joseph Clos Florentin

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
VN  95-97   
JD  94   

2018 Jean-Louis Chave Selection Hermitage Farconnet

Cut capsule

2021 Jean-Louis Chave Selection Hermitage Farconnet

1983 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Brune et Blonde

Light capsule condition issue; elevated cork; signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WS  90   

1997 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

Light label condition issue

RP  91   
ST  91   

2004 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

Signs of past seepage; label condition issue

VN  93   
WS  92   
RP  91   

2014 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

WS  95   
VN  94   
JS  94   
WA  93   
JD  93   

2010 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Case condition issue

WS  97   
WA  94-96+    
VN  94   
WS  #77 of 2014   

2010 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes; Light case condition issue

WS  97   
WA  94-96+    
VN  94   
WS  #77 of 2014