Domaine Jean-Louis Chave - Saint-Joseph Rouge 2021

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave - Saint-Joseph Rouge 2021Wine growers in the northern Rhne since 1481, the Chave family (currently led by Grard and son Jean Louis) represents 16 generations of unbroken lineage committed to the production of some of the finest Syrah, Marsanne, and Roussanne on the planet. Jean Louis joined his father in 1992 after completing undergraduate studies at University of Connecticut, and a degree in oenology at Davis. It was then that he completely replanted vineyards on the familys

Approximately 75% of the family’s vines are planted to Meunier

Both are getting better each year

There are no vines planted on the schist due to planting of pine and eucalyptus during the Pinochet era

The estate has now grown to encompass seven hectares of vineyards

it engages with the spirit of community

and natural acidity

Dominio de Punctum has 150 hectares planted with vines

this sake has aromas of muscat and grapefruit with elegant sweetness and umami

Vajra produces wines of sublime artistry and craft

Blended with juicy BC apricots and whole ginger

using old barrels–some as much as 80 years old–for fermentation and aging of the wines

and no fining or filtration of the finished Chateau Musar wine