Purchased on release from Kermit Lynch. Opened and poured a few ounces.
The color was a translucent medium ruby red with just a very very slight bricking around the edges.
The nose was very pretty with cherry and raspberry fruit scents, a touch floral, and a bit of earthiness.
After a small taste it seemed like some air (and some food) was needed so we let it rest.
About three hours later the wine was poured with a nice grilled Flannery pork cap. On the palate this was a bit austere. There was tart cherry fruit, a touch of minerality and earthiness, good acidity, and some drying tannins. A nice bottle that definitely needed the fat in the pork cap.
I don’t think the palate ever lived up to what the nose promised. Still a very nice bottle but not anywhere near some of the really fine Chave Hermitage I have tried.