In the glass
Aroma: extraordinary concentration of dark fruit, iron mineral, dried violets, smoked meat, granite
Palate: massively concentrated, flawless mineral structure, epic tannins of great refinement, near-immortal length
The rarest wine in the Northern Rhone. Cuvee Cathelin is made only in exceptional vintages from a single lieu-dit selection on the Hermitage hill. Named for the painter Jean Cathelin who collaborated with the domaine.
What it pairs with
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A perfect roast rack of lamb with 30 years of age on the wine
Mature Hermitage and roast lamb is the canonical Rhone pairing. -
Truffle-studded whole roast pigeon
Luxury game and truffle can approach the complexity of this extraordinary wine.
History
Cuvee Cathelin was first produced in 1990 from a single selection of the finest barrels of Hermitage, named for the painter Jean Cathelin who created the domaine's label artwork. It is made only in extraordinary vintages: 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015.
- 1990 — First vintage of Cuvee Cathelin from the finest barrels of Hermitage
- 1998 — Second Cathelin produced; establishes the rarity and selectivity of the cuvee
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
- Grapes
- Syrah (100%)
- Classification
- Hermitage AOC
- Oak
- 18-24 months in old French oak foudres
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 2000-5000 at auction
- Drinking window
- 15-50 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ECOCERT