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RARE RHONE FROM CHAVE
Recently removed from an excellent private cellar and now lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Hermitage Rouge, Cuvée Cathelin--Vintage 1991
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: J.L. Chave
Very good appearance. Bottle numbers 01379, 01380 and 01381 respective, lot 374 with very slight damage to base of label
Tasting note: The 1991 is a sleeper. I suspect many readers have forgotten how spectacular this vintage was in the northern Rhone, particularly Cote Rotie. When I arrived at 6:00 p.m., September 11, 2001, at Domaine Chave, I found Chave in tears and his family distraught. I had heard about the attacks on the World Trade Center, but not the subsequent collapse of both towers. Gerard Chave knows all about suicidal bombers, having served in the French military during the Algerian revolution. It took a long time to gather sufficient focus to do my tastings. However, the brilliant wines that unfolded in the cellars were, at least for several hours, a much needed antidote for pushing to the back of my mind the horror of 9-11-01. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140. April 2002
1 bottle per lot
Recently removed from an excellent private cellar and now lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Hermitage Rouge, Cuvée Cathelin--Vintage 1991
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: J.L. Chave
Very good appearance. Bottle numbers 01379, 01380 and 01381 respective, lot 374 with very slight damage to base of label
Tasting note: The 1991 is a sleeper. I suspect many readers have forgotten how spectacular this vintage was in the northern Rhone, particularly Cote Rotie. When I arrived at 6:00 p.m., September 11, 2001, at Domaine Chave, I found Chave in tears and his family distraught. I had heard about the attacks on the World Trade Center, but not the subsequent collapse of both towers. Gerard Chave knows all about suicidal bombers, having served in the French military during the Algerian revolution. It took a long time to gather sufficient focus to do my tastings. However, the brilliant wines that unfolded in the cellars were, at least for several hours, a much needed antidote for pushing to the back of my mind the horror of 9-11-01. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140. April 2002
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