2013 Vintage
Timed Online Auction, 6 - 13 March 2023
2013 Vintage theme
About the SessionJust how well do modern-era South African wines perform as they get older ? One of the most important measures of great wine is that it should be age-worthy, that is it should become more pleasurable and more interesting to drink with time in the bottle.
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About this Item
The Chave family, now 16 generations strong, has been producing wine since 1481. Managed by Jean-Louis, Chave produces the greatest Hermitage wines in the world. They are regarded as royalty in terms of French winemaking and follow a very traditional winemaking approach. Renowned for their blending skill, Chave has never released a single vineyard wine.
Critics Ratings
'Deep ruby. Vibrant, sharply focused aromas of fresh dark berries, potpourri and licorice along with a smokey mineral overtone. Juicy and vibrant on the palate, offering concentrated boysenberry and bitter cherry flavors that become sweeter and spicier with air. Fine-grained tannins give shape to the impressively long, mineral driven finish, which leaves behind sexy floral pastille and spicecake notes.' – Josh Reynolds, Vinous, 93/100 (Dec 2015)
'Fleshy in feel, with plum sauce and steeped cherry and raspberry notes gliding along over a backbone of bittersweet cocoa. There's a good chalky spine buried on the finish and solid, latent length. Built for the cellar. Best from 2018 through 2028.' – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 93/100 (Dec 2016)
'Smoked meat, dense black fruit, soft tannin. Potent, heavyweight, formidable – hardcore Syrah that needs time to open.' – Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17+/20 (Apr 2016)
Provenance
Private Client
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