1978 Hermitage Blanc, Jean-Louis Chave (750ml)

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Vintage: 1978
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Hermitage Blanc
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Designation:
Appellation: Hermitage
Producer: Jean-Louis Chave
Varietal: White Rhone Blend
Type: White
Country: France
Region: Rhone
Sub-Region: Northern Rhone
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Tasting note: Amazingly young and vibrant, but tight, lean, closed, and shockingly high in acidity, this wine may be in a dormant stage. If not, I doubt the fruit is sufficient to balance out the wine's sharpness. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2015. Last tasted 6/96. (86pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Jun. 1996
Score: 86
Drink: 2000-15