Recently removed from excellent cellarage
Hermitage, Cuvée Cathelin--Vintage 1998
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Chave
Tasting note: The opaque black/purple-colored 1998 Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin (200 cases) offers a huge nose of smoked licorice, blackberry, cassis, new saddle leather, and vanillin. Tasting like liqueur of Syrah, it is extremely full-bodied and awesomely concentrated, with formidable tannin as well as mind-blowing levels of extract and density. The tannin is sweet, and the wine seamless for a young Chave Hermitage. 98 points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #133, February 2001
1 bottle per lot
Recently removed from excellent cellarage
Hermitage, Cuvée Cathelin--Vintage 1998
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Chave
Tasting note: The opaque black/purple-colored 1998 Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin (200 cases) offers a huge nose of smoked licorice, blackberry, cassis, new saddle leather, and vanillin. Tasting like liqueur of Syrah, it is extremely full-bodied and awesomely concentrated, with formidable tannin as well as mind-blowing levels of extract and density. The tannin is sweet, and the wine seamless for a young Chave Hermitage. 98 points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #133, February 2001
1 bottle per lot
