Yann Chave Hermitage 2023

Wine Spectator : 94 Points

(10/15/2025) This streaming, fresh style offers a core of plum, licorice and apple wood flanked by smoked lard and juniper. Mesquite ash and salt build in density toward the finish, with layers of fleur de sel, mineral and violet high tones. An elegant, restrained version, with good length and balance. Best from 2025 through 2040. 330 cases made, 12 cases imported.

Decanter : 94 Points

(9/30/2024) Balsamic, slightly tangy notes on the nose. Enjoyably fresh and zesty style of Hermitage on the palate, if not a particularly concentrated or powerful one. The oak spice should integrate and provide further complexity in time, but wait until at least 2031. Vines of nearly 50 years of age grown organically on lieux-dits Les Beaumes and Péléat, matured in demi-muids with malolactic fermentation in barrel. Drinking Window: 2031 - 2040.