JL Chave Sélection Hermitage Farconnet
Wine Information
The grapes come from 3 distinctive parts of the Hermitage hill. The majority of the blend comes from Diognières, which is at the base of the hill on alluvial soil with many small pebbles. It lends a note of spice to the wine. The next parcel is Péleat. It sits above Diognières and is composed of more sand and limestone in the clay. It gives finesse to the wine. And finally, Greffieux sits at the base of Le Méal on the hill. Its soil consists of rolled river stones brought by the glaciers. It brings structure to the finished wine. Farconnet was the name of a nobleman back in the time of Jean-Louis Chave’s great grandfather. He was actually the man from whom the great grandfather bought the Bessards parcel.
Vinification: Fermented in tonneaux and stainless steel. Aged in barriques for 18-24 months.
- Product Name: Hermitage Farconnet
- Producer: JL Chave Sélection
- Importer: Erin Cannon Imports
- Country Region Appellation:
- France
- France
- Rhone Valley
- France
- Rhone Valley
- Hermitage
- Varietal: Syrah
- Agricultural Standards: Organic
- ALC %: 14