Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, 1999 SO032425 Pouillon with silky tannins and a

with silky tannins and a bright acidity that keeps the wine fresh and approachable

old-school bottle for lovers of the wild side of white wine

yet with old-school California suaveness and swagger

Skull Wines is a project led by former NY somm Patrick Capiello and California alt-superstar Pax Mahle

and this bottling comes from old-vine plots in the famed hamlet of Chavignol

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, 1999 SO032425 Pouillon with silky tannins and aThe 1999 vintage is widely regarded as the first of the great modern Northern Rhne vintagesthe year everything went right. For a family that has made Hermitage since 1481, that's saying something. Jean Louis Chave's 1999 is pure class: mineral drenched red and blackcurrant, smoked meat, camphor, crushed rock, and peppery herbs, with medium to full body and a seamlessly constructed palate. Ripe, well founded tannins carry delicious fullness and