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Chave, J.L.

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Jean Louis Chave

"The vineyard is more important than who is making the wine. The vineyard was here before us and it will be here after us."
- Jean Louis Chave

The Wine Spectator deemed JL Chave, a 500 year old estate, “the most sought after Rhone bottling among private collectors.” With production at just over 3,000 cases per annum, his passion for letting the terrior speak through the grapes creates wines that are integrated, powerful and complex; there is no makeup on these wines. The focus is on great wines with an emphasis on father to son tradition ‘vignerons de Pere en Fils’.

University of California Davis graduate, Jean Louis Chave, took over as winemaker with the help of his father, Gerard, who is still very much active on the property. They believe the French appellations need more definition, which is evident in his passion for preserving the integrity and individuality of each parcel they source from before blending. There are no chemicals and no machines in the vineyards, and minimal intervention in the cellar. The wines are an expression of their soil, their people and their place.

www.domainejlchave.fr

2021
3 In Stock
750ml
CT91
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2020
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml
CT90

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2020
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml

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2020
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml
CT96

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2020
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml

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2020
3 Pre-Arrival
750ml

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2020
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml

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2019
3 In Stock
1.5L
JD98
WCI98
V96
D96
CT96
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2019
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml
V98
WA97
D97
JD97

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2019
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml
CT96

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2018
2 Pre-Arrival
750ml
JD100

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2017
1 In Stock
1.5L
WA99
D98
JD98
V97
WS97
JS97
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2017
2 Pre-Arrival
750ml
WA98
JS98
JD98
WS97
D97
V96

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2016
2 In Stock
750ml
JD100
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2015
1 In Stock
750ml
JD100
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2015
6 In Stock
750ml
JD100
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2014
11 In Stock
750ml
JS97
WS96
V95
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2014
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml
WS94
V93
D93
WA92
CT92

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2013
1 In Stock
750ml
WA97
WS97
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2013
6 In Stock
750ml
WA97
WS97
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2013
1 In Stock
1.5L
D98
WA94–97
V96
WS95
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2012
5 In Stock
750ml
WS97
WA96
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2012
5 In Stock
750ml
D98
WA96
JD96
AV96
WS95
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2012
2 In Stock
1.5L
D98
WA96
JD96
AV96
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2011
2 In Stock
750ml
WA96
WS96
JD96
V95
WCI95
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2011
8 In Stock
750ml
WA96
WS96
JD96
V95
WCI95
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2011
4 Pre-Arrival
1.5L
FM98
WS97
WA96

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2011
5 In Stock
750ml
FM98
WS93–97
WA96
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2010
3 In Stock
750ml
WS99
WA97
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2010
1 In Stock
750ml
DSL
WS99
WA97
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2010
1 In Stock
750ml
WA100
WS99
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2009
1 In Stock
750ml
WA99–100
JD100
WS98
2009
1 Pre-Arrival
750ml
WA100

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2008
2 In Stock
750ml
WS95
JD95
V94
CT93
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2008
5 In Stock
750ml
WS94
JD93
CT92
WA90
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2007
1 In Stock
750ml
V95
WA95
WS95
JD95
WCI95
AV95
JS94
CT94
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2006
1 In Stock
750ml
WS99
WA97–98
JD98
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2006
1 In Stock
750ml
WA96
WS95–96
JD96
V95
FM95
CT94
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2004
24 In Stock
750ml
FM98
WS95
WA94
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2003
2 In Stock
750ml
WA99
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2002
1 In Stock
750ml
WS92
CT91
V90
FM90
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2001
2 In Stock
750ml
JG97
D97
JS96
WA94–95
WS95
TWF95
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2001
4 In Stock
750ml
JG97
D97
JS96
WA94–95
WS95
TWF95
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2001
1 In Stock
750ml
WS94
VT94
CT92
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2000
1 In Stock
750ml
D97
WA95
V91
2000
9 In Stock
750ml
WA96
WS95
V94
JMQ94
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1999
7 In Stock
750ml
WA96
JD96
JK96
V95
WS95
CT94
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1998
22 Pre-Arrival
750ml
D100

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1998
2 In Stock
750ml
D100
WS95
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1997
6 In Stock
750ml
D99
WA95
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1997
1 In Stock
750ml
WA94
VC94
FM94
V93
WS93
CT93
WCI93
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1996
2 In Stock
750ml
V94
WA93
CT92
TC92
VT92
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1996
1 In Stock
750ml
WL
V94
WA93
CT92
TC92
VT92
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1995
2 In Stock
750ml
V97
WA97
JD97
WS95
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1994
1 In Stock
750ml
WA94
VC92
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1992
1 In Stock
750ml
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1991
2 In Stock
750ml
D100
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1989
4 In Stock
750ml
D100
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1989
1 In Stock
750ml
3cm
D100
1988
5 In Stock
750ml
V98
JG97
D97
WCI96
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1988
1 In Stock
750ml
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V98
JG97
D97
WCI96
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1988
3 In Stock
750ml
NL
V98
JG97
D97
WCI96
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1988
1 In Stock
750ml
TL
V98
JG97
D97
WCI96
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1985
12 In Stock
750ml
D97
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1978
1 In Stock
750ml
WA96
WCI96
VC94

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2019
Out of Stock
750ml
V98
JD98
WCI98
WA97
D97
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2019
Out of Stock
750ml
JD98
WCI98
V96
D96
CT96
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2019
Out of Stock
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V95
WA94
D94
JD94
CT93
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2017
Out of Stock
750ml
WA99
D98
JD98
V97
WS97
JS97
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2017
Out of Stock
1.5L
WA98
JS98
JD98
WS97
D97
V96
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2017
Out of Stock
750ml
WA98
JS98
JD98
WS97
D97
V96
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2017
Out of Stock
750ml
WA99
D98
JD98
V97
WS97
JS97
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2007
Out of Stock
750ml
JMQ96
WA95
WS95
JD95
V94
RJ94
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2007
Out of Stock
1.5L
V95
WA95
WS95
JD95
WCI95
AV95
JS94
CT94
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2007
Out of Stock
750ml
V93
WS93
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2005
Out of Stock
750ml
WS98
JD97
WA96
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2005
Out of Stock
750ml
WS98
V97
WA95–97
WCI97
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2005
Out of Stock
1.5L
WS98
V97
WA95
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2002
Out of Stock
1.5L
WA91–94
WS92
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2002
Out of Stock
750ml
WS94
VT93
JKM93
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2001
Out of Stock
1.5L
JG97
D97
JS96
WA94–95
WS95
TWF95
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2001
Out of Stock
1.5L
WA92–94
WS94
V93
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1997
Out of Stock
1.5L
WA94
VC94
FM94
V93
WS93
CT93
WCI93
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1996
Out of Stock
1.5L
WS93
V(+?)92
VC92
CT92
RJ92
WA91
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1996
Out of Stock
750ml
WS93
V(+?)92
CT92
WA91
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1994
Out of Stock
750ml
FM96
RJ95
WS94
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1994
Out of Stock
1.5L
WS94
WA93
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1991
Out of Stock
750ml
WA98
JG97
CT96
JK96
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1982
Out of Stock
750ml
JS98
RJ98
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