Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, 1999 SO032425 Pouillon and this bottling comes from

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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, 1999 SO032425 Pouillon and this bottling comes fromThe 1999 vintage is widely regarded as the first of the great modern Northern Rhne vintagesthe year everything went right. For a family that has made Hermitage since 1481, that's saying something. Jean Louis Chave's 1999 is pure class: mineral drenched red and blackcurrant, smoked meat, camphor, crushed rock, and peppery herbs, with medium to full body and a seamlessly constructed palate. Ripe, well founded tannins carry delicious fullness and