Chave is the most respected name in Hermitage, the small granite hill in the northern Rhône that makes some of France's greatest red wine. This is their flagship, made from vines their family has farmed for over 500 years — one of the benchmark bottles for Syrah anywhere in the world.
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Drink windowHold — opens 2029
Typical retail~$500
In cellars1 member keeps this bottle
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