Thread: 1999 Chave Hermitage Rouge

On 11/19/12 11:13 AM, Bi!! wrote:
> I took a really nice (283lb) 10 point buck this year so we grilled a
> venison loin ( I got four large sections of loin from this huge Ohio
> buck). I opened a bottle of 1999 Chave Hermitage from a case that I
> bought on release. I opened the wine and decanted a full two hours
> before dinner. Dark red with faint brick cast. Nose of raw beef,
> iron minerality and cassis. Fair amount of acidity on the front of
> the palate which faded into a burst of black berry, plum and red beet
> notes. Long somewhat tannic finish. "A-"
>

That's nice to hear, Bill, as I have a lone bottle of this that I won in
a Katrina raffle some years ago. I've heard mixed notes about this wine
but yours sounds like what I would expect. How ready did you feel it was?

Mark Lipton


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On Nov 19, 3:31*pm, Mark Lipton <not...@eudrup.ude> wrote:
> On 11/19/12 11:13 AM, Bi!! wrote:
>
> > I took a really nice (283lb) 10 point buck this year so we grilled a
> > venison loin ( I got four large sections of loin from this huge Ohio
> > buck). *I opened a bottle of 1999 Chave Hermitage from a case that I
> > bought on release. *I opened the wine and decanted a full two hours
> > before dinner. *Dark red with faint brick cast. *Nose of raw beef,
> > iron minerality and cassis. *Fair amount of acidity on the front of
> > the palate which faded into a burst of black berry, plum and red beet
> > notes. *Long somewhat tannic finish. *"A-"
>
> That's nice to hear, Bill, as I have a lone bottle of this that I won in
> a Katrina raffle some years ago. *I've heard mixed notes about this wine
> but yours sounds like what I would expect. *How ready did you feel it was?
>
> Mark Lipton
>
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> alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

Mature but not old. Farther along than I would have expected yet
still quite tannic. Really needed the two hours I gave it yet the
fruit was starting to show some age.