St. Joseph "Offerus," Chave
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St. Joseph "Offerus," Chave - 2020

Item # 11872 750mL

We should all know what a Northern Rhône Syrah made by Jean-Louis Chave tastes like, and even get to drink one on occasion. That is the reason for Offerus; real Chave that is more accessible.

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Color
Red
Vintage
2020
Country
France
Region
Rhône
Sub-Region
St.-Joseph
Producer
J. L. Chave
Grape Variety
Shiraz
Syrah
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Staff Pick Notes

Jean-Louis Chave is the 16th generation of his family of winemakers, going back to the 14th century. Simply put, they know this land. The steep granite slopes where the vines grow are tiered with stone terraces which must continuously be rebuilt. To me, Chave's wines are a perfect expression of Syrah in the Saint-Joseph appellation. Dark, focused fruit and minerality with gamey notes, black olive, forest floor and smoke beneath. Gripping tannins pull these elements together, giving the wine structure and potential to age. I truly look forward to this wine every year. If you are unfamiliar with the wines of Saint-Joseph, this is an ideal introduction as well as an excellent value.

- DY

Glossary

Shiraz

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...

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Rhône

Prestige in the north, value in the south: that’s the quick version of the Rhône story. Southern village appellations produce a dizzying stylistic range of delicious wines, while the prices for northern “trophy” bottles can be dizzyingly high. If you like smoky, leathery, earthy, macho red wines, however, the wines of the northern Rhône are well worth it. Prestigious northern Rhône appellations include Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and St.-Joseph. In the southern Rhône, look to the village...

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Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...

Read more about Syrah

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