Hermitage Rouge, Domaine Jean-Louis Chave 2010 (RP 100, WS 99)

  Red wine from Rhone, France

Dark and massive, this features a core bristling with warm plum sauce, black currant, blackberry pâte de fruit and bitter cherry flavors. The loamy edge develops through the finish, studded with charcoal, licorice root and roasted apple wood notes, all underpinned by a broad, dense graphite spine.