"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.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
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Wines due to arrive 2 months after purchase.
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