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Hermitage Rouge 1988
Chave, J-L
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| Units | Size | Case size | GBP Price: | Quantities | Buy |
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| 1 | 75cl Bottle | Case 12 | £550 per Btl | Bottle | [Add to shopping basket] |
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And lastly, the 1988 Hermitage is an elegant, perfumed and mineral-laced effort that’s drinking at point. Giving up plenty of sweet cherry and red currants, leather, crushed rock and hints of green olive, it has no hard edges, solid mid-palate richness and a focused finish. It’s a mature, elegant and classy Hermitage to drink over the coming 4-5 years. Score: 95 Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2014-2019 01 August 2014 |
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Even more closed than the 1989 and 1990, this opaque, dark ruby/purple-colored wine reveals a tightly knit nose of cassis, minerals, and tar. Full-bodied, with superb concentration, the 1988 Chave Hermitage exhibits more astringent, tougher tannin than either the 1989 or 1990. While it appears more structured, it has nowhere near the weight and dazzling opulence of its two younger siblings. Nevertheless, this is a superb Hermitage. Score: 93 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2000-2020 01 January 1997 |
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