JL CHAVE ST JOSEPH ‘CIRCA’ BLANC 2021

Old-vine Roussane planted on granite slopes

Jean-Louis Chave runs his family’s winery, Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, which has been making wine with the same grapes since 1481. This white is made in an area known largely for red wine in the Rhône Valley of France. The (only) grape used to make it produces wines that are full in body and flavor without using oak. It’s called Roussanne, and you’re not likely to see it outside of this region.
This white Saint-Joseph wine is made from pure Roussanne, from mature rootstock that hails from the walled 4-hectare ‘Clos Forentin’ vineyard which the Chaves acquired in 2009. Fewer than 400 cases are produced annually and it is popular on export markets, as with many Chave wines. It has lovely almond and acacia flower scents and wonderfully-textured white stone fruit palate with a long, elegant finish.

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