Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc other_regions It is another superb Barolo

It is another superb Barolo from Giacomo Conterno

Pol Roger's 2012 Brut Blanc de Blancs is terrific

an impression enhanced by a fabulous nose of sherbet

I had two vintages of the old-vine cuvée to taste side by side

Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Hermitage Blanc other_regions It is another superb BaroloThe exuberant 2007 Hermitage Blanc reveals notes of petroleum, crushed rocks, earth, white currants and peaches, an unctuous texture, high glycerin and good acidity. This big, thick white Hermitage will not be as long lived as the 2009, but for drinking over the next two decades, it is impossible to resist. Jean Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging. This monumental offering,