Domaine Jean Louis Chave - Saint Joseph 2019
Price: $89.96
Sale Price: $79.00
Producer | Domaine Jean Louis Chave |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone |
Varietal | Syrah |
Vintage | 2019 |
Sku | 795671 |
Size | 750ml |
For the better part of the past decade, Jean-Louis Chave has spent much of his time in St. Joseph bolstering his vineyard holdings. He revealed this to us when we visited his Domain back in January 2020 (it seems so long ago). Jean-Louis wears his passion for the region on his sleeve and he is proud of his work. Of course he should be. Not only for the quality of the wines he produces here but because of the huge investment he's put into the project. With steep hillsides that can only be worked by hand, it took him 15 years to plant one of his vineyards! Jean-Louis says he views his work here as a reclamation project. Though his name infinitely famous in Hermitage, here, in St. Joseph he is working to restoring his family's legacy in the area. Highlighting the granite in his vineyards, Chave pulls wonderful expressions of syrah in his 2019 vintage. This is not to be missed.
Vinous Media: 95 Points
Deep magenta. Displays highly perfumed red and blue fruit preserve, floral, spice and mineral qualities on the expansive nose. Juicy and broad on the palate, offering ripe blueberry, black raspberry and candied violet flavors that tighten up slowly and become spicier with aeration. Blends the power of this vintage deftly with energy and finishes wonderfully long and precise, with the blue fruit and floral notes repeating (JR)
Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
Both Saint Josephs from Chave are brilliant, and the estate 2019 Saint Joseph offers classic blackberry fruits as well as peppery, violet, and smoky bacon fat. It has a ripe, concentrated style yet brings plenty of tannins and has a firm, age-worthy feel.
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