Domaine Jean-Louis Chave - Clos Florentin

Domaine Jean-Louis ChaveClos Florentin

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Clos Florentin of Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is a red wine from the region of Saint-Joseph of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Clos Florentin from the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Clos Florentin of Domaine Jean-Louis Chave in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with oak taste

vanilla

On the nose the Clos Florentin of Domaine Jean-Louis Chave in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, licorice or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Domaine Jean-Louis Chave's Clos Florentin.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Candin

Interspecific crossing between 7489 (direct white producer hybrid) and Hamburg Muscat obtained in 1981.

Last vintages of this wine

Clos Florentin - 2016
In the top 100 of of Saint-Joseph wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Clos Florentin - 2015
In the top 100 of of Saint-Joseph wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Clos Florentin from Domaine Jean-Louis Chave are 2015, 2016

Informations about the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Joseph in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Saint-Joseph to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 45000 of of France wines
In the top 700 of of Saint-Joseph wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Joseph

The wine region of Saint-Joseph is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yves Gangloff or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Joseph are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges

Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.

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