Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc Vintage:2012 Far less impressive after bottling

Far less impressive after bottling than it was from cask

The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin is all Grenache

Massolino counts a quarter of that total

This all-Grenache cuvée offers fudge-like density and rich tannins but also cooked

Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc Vintage:2012 Far less impressive after bottlingThe 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,