I rarely drink Rhone wines, as Burgundy is my home turf, where my palate is pleased, amused, and occasionally amazed. Thirty years ago I tasted many of the big 1989/1990 Rhone wines, and over time I've gradually grown to dislike the big, burly, alcoholic wines from that region. This is admittedly …
Rhone
J.L. Chave, Hermitage Blanc 2000
The white Chave 2000 is a big wine. Needs time in the glass, or should be decanted. At first the alcohol is dominant, but after some time the wine gets focused both in the bouquet and on the palate. It's a quite fat and opulent dry white, but still it has quite a good acidity and balance, and could …