Jean-Louis Chave Offerus Saint-Joseph 2024

Offerus was the opening act of Chave's Sélections project in 1995, named for Saint Christopher before his baptism, drawn largely from estate parcels in the historic southern communes of Saint-Joseph, plus younger vines not yet bound for the domaine bottlings. Jean-Louis Chave took over the family domaine in 1993 and set about reclaiming abandoned hillsides, rebuilding terraces and replanting historic parcels; fermentation happens across a mix of vessels. This is Northern Rhône Syrah from one of the most cerebral growers in France, and you don't need a domaine label to taste the thinking behind it.