Domaine Jean-Louis Chave L’Hermitage Rouge 2022

A benchmark Syrah from the steep granite slopes of Hermitage, this wine offers concentrated dark fruit, violet, smoked meat, and black olive, with exceptional structure and depth. Layers of blackberry, tar, and earthy minerality are framed by firm, polished tannins and vibrant acidity, suggesting remarkable aging potential over the coming decades.

Food Pairing: Roasted lamb, braised beef short ribs, venison, duck confit, aged hard cheeses, and dishes with earthy mushroom or truffle elements.

97 Points - Wine Spectator

Savory elegance and purity scream through amid this red’s expressive ripeness and power. Enticing notes of fig paste, violet and plum are woven with singed bacon, brown bread, anise and salt. Warm spices and graphite smoke move through the weighty, iron-cast finish, held with well-sculpted tannins, while flashes of fresh and dried herbs bring savory energy. Shows great approachability now, but should go the distance for decades. Best from 2026 through 2045.

95 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 

The 2022 Hermitage from Jean-Louis Chave is broad and deep, bursting with aromas of smoke, licorice and dark wild berries mingled with delicate notes of fresh thyme and spices. Full-bodied, dense and powerful, layered and concentrated, it has a fleshy palate with a broad attack, racy mid-palate, velvety tannins and a mordant, somewhat firm finish. Remarkably, despite the sunny, dry conditions of the vintage, the wine does not exhibit an overtly warm character. This Hermitage stands out at this address as a particularly unique expression, rewarding those who are patient.