A weekend of great food, wine and company ended with an Easter Sunday treat – herb crusted lamb chops, couscous and honey roasted carrots all washed down with this exquisite '96 Chave Hermitage.
This wine did not appear 30 years old. The fruit wasn't all that evident, but was this fresh and gamey on the nose; spicy, smokey and peppery on the palate. The tannins are smooth and subtle at this point, and you can tell this is a well made wine even if it's not a top vintage. Absolutely perfect with the lamb.
We were so fortunate to be abkd to try 4 stellar wines over the holiday weekend. My wife felt the Dujac Bonnes Mares '12 was the winner, whereas I thought the '98 Ausone had the edge. Either way the most important thing was the memories made
by adamscj79
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Awesome, it sounds like it hardly evolved hah. Exceptional wine