Jean-Louis Chave

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is one of the great names of the Rhône Valley and a benchmark for Hermitage. The Chave family has grown vines in the northern Rhône since 1481, passing the estate from father to son for more than five centuries. Based in the village of Mauves on the right bank of the Rhône, the domaine built its modern reputation under Gérard Chave from the 1970s onward, with his son Jean-Louis (the 16th generation) gradually taking over from the early 1990s and expanding both the Hermitage holdings and the…