JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet Vintage:2017 Corsican blood oranges on the

Corsican blood oranges on the nose

(from Clos Chareau and Grand Clos)

Dense and compact

so this note should be quite representative of the final commercial release

JL Chave Selection, Hermitage Farconnet Vintage:2017 Corsican blood oranges on theThis 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