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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage

Chave's blended Hermitage from parcels across the hill, about 2,000–2,500 cases.

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Sunset over the vineyards of Tain-l'Hermitage, Rhône Valley, France
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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave's red Hermitage is assembled from parcels across the hill's lieux-dits and aged about 18 months in barrel, a fifth new. Production is reported around 2,000–2,500 cases.

Made by
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
From
Hermitage, Rhône
Style
RedSyrah
Bottles made in a typical year
27.0K
The kind of wine

Northern Rhône single-vineyard Syrah

A Syrah from the steep terraces of Hermitage or Côte-Rôtie in the northern Rhône. Farmed by hand, a few thousand bottles a year.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of dark red wine on a terrace wall in a very steep vineyard above a wide river

Good years and bad

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

2022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult
The essentials

The wine and its economics

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave's red Hermitage is assembled from parcels across the hill's lieux-dits and aged about 18 months in barrel, a fifth new. Production is reported around 2,000–2,500 cases.

Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
VintageHow the year was ratedRelease priceHow rare (0–100)The growing season
2022Very Good — 62
2021Mixed — 62
2020Very Good — 63
2019Excellent — 63
2018Very Good — 64
2017Very Good — 64
2016Exceptional — 65
2015Exceptional — 65
2014Mixed — 66
2013Good — 66
2012Very Good — 66
2011Good — 67
2010Exceptional — 67Cool, dry; exceptional in both north and south.
2009Very Good — 67
2008— — 68
2007Excellent — 68
2006Very Good — 68
2005Excellent — 68
2004— — 68
2003Very Good — 69
2002— — 69
2001Very Good — 69
2000Very Good — 69
1999Very Good — 70
1998Excellent — 70
1997— — 70
1996— — 70
1995Very Good — 70
 Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $21–$70 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $21 to $70 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

ComponentLowHigh
Imputed land cost$3.04$14.63
Vineyard operations$4.66$13.30
Oak barrels$0.38$1.83
Winemaking labour and cellar work$3.00$6.00
Cellar aging$1.20$4.00
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling$4.40$11.40
Winery overhead$3.00$8.00
Financing over the aging period$1.18$10.35
Estimated winery production cost$20.85$69.51
 One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
Sale dateVintageHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Sep 20261996Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · lot 2725 × 75 cl≈$1,984≈$397 with premium
Jul 20262002Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 14491 × 75 cl$250$250 with premium
Jul 20262006Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 14481 × 75 cl$375$375 with premium
Jun 20262016Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3436 × 75 cl≈$1,752≈$292 with premium
Jun 20262015Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 34212 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$398 with premium
Jun 20262010Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3416 × 75 cl≈$3,504≈$584 with premium
Jun 20262008Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3406 × 75 cl≈$1,593≈$265 with premium
Jun 20262006Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 33912 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$345 with premium
Jun 20262004Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3382 × 75 cl≈$669≈$334 with premium
Jun 20262003Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3373 × 75 cl≈$1,513≈$504 with premium
Jun 20262002Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3361 × 75 cl≈$287≈$287 with premium
Jun 20262000Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3351 × 150 cl≈$765≈$765 with premium
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Producer
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Region
Rhône
Appellation
Hermitage
Classification
Hermitage AOC
Style
Red
Grape composition
Syrah100%
Bottle sizes
750 · 1500 ml
Bottles made in a typical year
27,000 bottlesTrade reporting ≈ 2,000–2,500 cases
First vintage made
1481
Great years
7 of 23 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

  1. Hermitage appellation, Inter Rhône, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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