Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc other_regions The palate is medium to

The palate is medium to full-bodied with gorgeous plush tannins and balancing freshness supporting the boldly spicy black fruit preserves

gentle grip with a persistent tarry finish that suggests that it needs more bottle age

Pol Roger's 2012 Brut Blanc de Blancs is terrific

an impression enhanced by a fabulous nose of sherbet

Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc other_regions The palate is medium toThe exuberant 2007 Hermitage Blanc reveals notes of petroleum, crushed rocks, earth, white currants and peaches, an unctuous texture, high glycerin and good acidity. This big, thick white Hermitage will not be as long lived as the 2009, but for drinking over the next two decades, it is impossible to resist. Jean Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging. This monumental offering,