JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet Vintage:2017 Should be a wonderful follow-up

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

The 2017 ferment was fully inoculated

and sweet red berry fruit add to the wine's stunning allure

The succulent but serious and muscular medium weight flavors possess solid mid-palate density and body before concluding in a powerful and lingering finale that is less rustic and austere than usual

JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet Vintage:2017 Should be a wonderful follow-upThis 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