In the glass
What it pairs with
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Roast turbot with beurre blanc
The wine's waxy richness and mineral depth are an ideal partner for butter-finished turbot. -
Veal sweetbreads with morel mushrooms
Earthy morels and delicate sweetbreads match the wine's hazelnut and mineral character. -
Lobster gratin with cream
Rich shellfish and cream amplify the wine's textural generosity.
History
Like the rouge, Chave's Hermitage blanc has been produced across centuries from white parcels on the Hermitage hill. The blend of Marsanne and Roussanne is a traditional Hermitage white formulation.
- 1481 — Chave family begins cultivating white-grape lieux-dits on the Hermitage hill
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
- Grapes
- Marsanne (80%), Roussanne (20%)
- Classification
- Hermitage AOC
- Oak
- 12 months in older French oak foudres
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 200-350 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1481
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ECOCERT