JL CHAVE SELECTION - Saint-Joseph Circa - 2023
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Jeb Dunnuck
Jeb Dunnuck, May 2025Classic granite notes of cassis and darker cherries, graphite, crushed stone, pepper, and violets...
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Classic granite notes of cassis and darker cherries, graphite, crushed stone, pepper, and violets...
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Pouring a brick red color, the 2021 Barolo San Rocco is focused and spicy, with notes of cinnamon,...
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The 2021 Barolo Margheria, which has a deeper pigment and saturated brick red color, offers more...
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Intensely spiced and enveloping in the glass, the 2021 Barolo Cerretta pours a more saturated,...
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The 2023 La Savante Pinot Noir is another blazingly bright and compelling expression of Uco Valley,...
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Hailing from the northern section of Gualtallary's Adrianna Vineyard, the 2023 Histoire d’A Pinot...
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Composed of Dijon clones planted in 1993 on the alluvial limestone soils of the Domingo Vineyard,...
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The 2023 Grand Mère Pinot Noir originates from 2013 Dijon clone plantings on alluvial limestone...
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This has a fascinating nose of violets and blackberries as well as blueberries, dark olives and a...
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The 2024 Grüner Veltliner Steinertal Smaragd, situated between two lateral valleys that channel...
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This shows attractive apricot, peach-crumble, grilled-lemon and whipped-butter aromas. It's...
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Dried apple, pear and mineral aromas with citrus undertones. Medium-bodied with crunchy fruit and...
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The 2023 Old Vine Malbec combines ungrafted vines from six Uco Valley growers who previously sold...
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Leading off the reds from bottle, classic red and black fruits, spice, roasted herbs, and loamy...
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From one of the greatest terroirs in the appellation, the 2022 Côte Rôtie La Landonne reveals...
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Brimming with mandarin orange and pear aromas, this is barely medium-bodied but with some density...
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This Alsace pinot gris is remarkably ripe for a wine with under 12% alcohol. Stacks of melon, peach...
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I love the juicy, exotic fruit and flower aromas of this rather succulent, medium-bodied Gewurz....
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This cool and elegant dry muscat has beautiful citrus blossom aromas and delicacy of flavor on the...
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The 2024 Monk is the first vintage produced from a new vineyard source with shallower topsoils,...
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The 2022 Meandro do Vale Meão was produced with grapes from their vineyards and 30% from local...
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Enchanting cherry aromas mix with cinnamon, creating an aromatic bouquet. This is a fruit-forward...
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The 2023 Malbec Catena, made from Mendoza grapes, is fruit-forward with a twist of oak in the...
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Dill, limes, green ginger and crushed stones on the nose. The palate is extreme, marked by intense...
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