Domaine Jean-Louis Chave - Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin

Domaine Jean-Louis ChaveErmitage Cuvée Cathelin

4.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin of Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is a red wine from the region of Hermitage of Rhone Valley.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin of the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is in the top 60 of wines of France and in the top 5 of wines of Hermitage.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin of Domaine Jean-Louis Chave in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, leather or pepper.

Details and technical informations about Domaine Jean-Louis Chave's Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Bogazkere

A very old indigenous grape variety grown in Turkey (Anatolia, etc.), most often at high altitudes. Virtually unknown in France and in almost all other wine-producing countries, although attempts have been made in Australia. It is thought to be related to the morek, another Turkish variety.

Last vintages of this wine

Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin - 2014
In the top 5 of of Hermitage wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin - 2013
In the top 5 of of Hermitage wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5
Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin - 2012
In the top 5 of of Hermitage wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin - 2009
In the top 5 of of Hermitage wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin - 2008
In the top 5 of of Hermitage wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin - 2006
In the top 5 of of Hermitage wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin - 2004
In the top 5 of of Hermitage wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin from Domaine Jean-Louis Chave are 1989, 2013, 2003, 2014 and 2009.

Informations about the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hermitage in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 60 of of France wines
In the top 3 of of Hermitage wines
In the top 250 of red wines
In the top 300 wines of the world

The wine region of Hermitage

The wine region of Hermitage is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave or the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hermitage are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hermitage often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lavender or marzipan and sometimes also flavors of biscuits, yellow apple or petroleum.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

The word of the wine: Friendly

Said of a wine whose aspects are pleasant and not too marked.

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