2022 Domaine Jean Louis Chave, Saint-Joseph Price_97.99Jean Louis Chaves Saint Joseph represents a rigorous reclamation of the appellations historic granite heart, focusing on the steep, ancestral terraces of Mauves and Lemps. The methodology centers on manual hillside farming and a traditional cellar regimen of fermentation in open top wood vats followed by maturation in neutral demi muids to prioritize site expression over oak influence. In the 2022 vintage, the extreme solar pressure was mitigated by
Fabrice Monnin’s approach at Mazière centers on a rigorous
persistent tannins and remarkable tension across the mid-palate
Antoine Foucault and Caroline Boireau farm the La Charpentrie vineyard in Brézé with a focus on deep-rooting vine health
Jules Métras approaches his Chiroubles holdings with a commitment to biodynamic farming and rigorous soil stewardship
It’s hard to talk about Piedmont without spending significant time on Cappellano
south-west-facing monopole characterized by shallow clay and silica-limestone soils
certainly in a pejorative fashion
Very precise and with an appealing texture as it is aged on its lees in old foudre (aka not too ‘sharp’)
This is a blend of Touriga Nacional
This is really special Pinot Noir and awesome to have some with age on it
The result is a wine of transparency and structural tension
offering a texture that feels like silk drawn across cool stone