Yann Chave

Crozes-Hermitage 2023

Yann Chave left a finance career in 1996 to rebuild his family’s northern Rhône domaine around organic farming. His 2023 Crozes is the estate’s unembellished calling card, matured in stainless steel rather than dressed up in oak.

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Crozes-Hermitage 2023

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Tasting Notes

Blackberry, dark cherry and cracked black pepper unfold across a vibrant, energetic palate. Fresh and expressive, this Crozes-Hermitage captures the purity of Syrah with remarkable balance, delivering savoury complexity alongside beautifully ripe fruit.

About Yann Chave

Swapping a Parisian finance career to return to his family's Northern Rhône roots in 1996, Yann Chave transformed a traditional orchard farm into a dedicated beacon of precision viticulture. Now joined by a new generation of globe-trotting talent, the estate crafts exceptionally vibrant expressions across Crozes-Hermitage and Saint-Joseph that trade heavy extraction for a slender, silken elegance and effortless terroir clarity.

About Northern Rhône

The Northern Rhône is a narrow strip of steep slopes where Syrah takes centre stage in its most focused and famous form. Regions such as Côte Rôtie, Hermitage and Saint-Joseph deliver complex, age-worthy reds with firm structure shaped by the cooler climate and granitic soils, with Crozes-Hermitage often offering more value and approachability. Viognier plays a key role too in producing expressive whites in Condrieu and sometimes adds lift to Syrah in co-fermented blends. Marsanne and Roussanne round out the white offering in areas like Hermitage. The Northern Rhône is a place of precision and purity with styles that are structured, confident, clearly defined and sought-after.