Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, 1999 SO032425 Pouillon The long granite influence gives

The long granite influence gives a stony

Skull Wines is a project led by former NY somm Patrick Capiello and California alt-superstar Pax Mahle

yet with old-school California suaveness and swagger

they have fermented and aged wines in buried terracotta amphorae (giare)

There’s no oak heaviness—just clean fruit

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, 1999 SO032425 Pouillon The long granite influence givesThe 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