2020 Rouchier Saint-Joseph La Chave, Rhone, France Trail Marker This splendid site in Castiglione

This splendid site in Castiglione Falletto

There after the grapes were gently extracted by a combination of pumping over and pigeage by foot

followed by pleasantly tangy hints of green Japanese Sansho pepper on the finish

fruit trees

and wanted Yann to continue the tradition of this type of winemaking

2020 Rouchier Saint-Joseph La Chave, Rhone, France Trail Marker This splendid site in CastiglioneChave is a 1 hectare lieu dit planted with vines dating to 1958. With Western exposition, Chave lies on soil dominated by granitic gneiss. Whole cluster fermentation in concrete over indigenous yeasts, punctuated with pigeage (punching down) and remontage (pumping over). The young wine is then aged over for 16 18 months in neutral (5 9 years) oak barrels of 228L . The finished wine is then bottled unfiltered and entirely without SO2