J.L. Chave Sélection Mon Coeur 2013
Critic Reviews (5)
This over-delivers for a basic Cotes du Rhone. It shows fairly deep colour and continues to impress from there. The...
A peppery, delicious, classic Côtes du Rhône with above average oomph and depth of flavour. Notes of cassis and black...
A spot on example of northern Rhône Côtes du Rhône (syrah), with classic peppery-reductive notes, fine-grained...
Rich fruit and great complexity. Dark fruited, hint of black olive and a mineral driven finish. Oak is nicely...
Character closed nose, with reduction, also vegetal notes; more convincing on the palate, the wine is full-bodied and...
Community Reviews (1)
Some nice spicy/pepper southern Rhone notes, supporting the slightly tart blackberry fruit. But something seems out of place here. A bit shrill and acidic to me, almost as if the wine was acidified. Not a bad wine, but over-priced in my mind. Tasted Aug 2017.