Posts tagged Old Vines
Yann Chave: From Crozes to Hermitage
Yann Chave: From Crozes to Hermitage

Two vintages into a Direct Import relationship with one of the great singular producers of Crozes-Hermitage, organic since 2007. Keith Mabry on five wines: the estate Crozes, the 60-year-old vines behind Le Rouvre, a new Blanc, the first St-Joseph Yann Chave has ever made, and the Hermitage.

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France, rhone, Wine NewsletterKeith MabryK&L Wine MerchantsYann Chave, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, St-Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, Syrah, Marsanne, Roussanne, Organic, Direct Import, Le Rouvre, Daphné Chave, White Rhône, Old Vines, Northern Rhône Syrah
A Châteauneuf for Any Season
A Châteauneuf for Any Season

Grenache may lead the conversation in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but plot selection, soils and winemaking take these wines in very different directions. Keith Mabry on three of them: the translucent Grenache of Piedlong, Isabel Ferrando's precision, and Beaucastel's Mourvèdre-heavy 2023.

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France, rhone, Wine NewsletterKeith MabryK&L Wine MerchantsChâteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley Wines, Southern Rhône, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Vieux Télégraphe, Piedlong, Brunier, Isabel Ferrando, St-Préfert, Château de Beaucastel, Perrin, Biodynamic, Old Vines, Collectible Wine