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J.L. Chave Selections Silène 2021
J.L. Chave Selections

Silène

2021
Crozes-Hermitage
No. Rhône Valley
France
Say It
Zhay Ell SHAV Say-lek-see-YON See-LEN
Varietal
Syrah
$32
Flavors
Blackberry Blackberry
White Pepper White Pepper
Violet Violet
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Palate Character

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COLOR
Red/Violet Tinge
BODY
TANNIN
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
13%
GRAPE(S)
Syrah
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Why this wine made the cut…
Chave strikes again. "Bang for your buck" almost seems trite.
Saint-Joseph, Northern Rhône Valley
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Syrah
100% See-RA
Syrah is widely planted throughout the world, but that was not so until the late twentieth century when Syrah was principally grown in the Rhone Valley and, as Shiraz, in Australia. Stylistically, the Palate Character of Syrah can vary depending on ripeness from a rich Round & Fleshy, Tone & Backbone, to a Powerful & Extracted. The flavors and aromas can also vary with a dark, sometimes sweet, fruit character, varying amount of spice, floral, and earth, and smoke, and meaty aromas and flavors.
Country / State
France
Region
No. Rhône Valley
Sub Region
Crozes-Hermitage
Producer
J.L. Chave Selections
Winemaker(s)
Jean-Louis Chave
Vintage
2021
JL Chave's Vineyard SlopesJL Chave's Vineyard Slopes

J.L. Chave Selections

Saint-Joseph, Northern Rhône Valley

Jean-Louis Chave is the rare 18th-generation winemaker who continues to carry the torch of an estate that began in 1481 and continues to have the deserved distinction of being one of the finest producers in the Northern Rhône Valley. 

JL Chave's grape clustersJL Chave's grape clusters
JL Chave's fermenting vats of mustJL Chave's fermenting vats of must

Jean-Louis Chave makes traditional wines that exude a perfect balance of power and nuance achieved through low yields, strict vineyard management, minimal new oak, and slight intervention with no filtering. 

The Chave estate does not produce single-site cuvées; rather both their Hermitage and St. Joseph wines are a blend of family-run vineyards, some of which are over 100-years-old, yielding wines of both complexity and purity. 

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