Beautiful color of peach with a rustic tint.
Nose of over ripened apples, citrus, light red fruits, spices, minerals, yeast and brioche.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity and small bubbles.
Dry on the palate with strawberries, sweet raspberries, cherries, citrus, apples, yeast, light earth, brioche, spices, minerals sea salt and herbs.
Long finish with apples and herbs.
This is a delicious Champagne. Elegant and rich. Fruit forward and easy drinking. Complex and interesting.
100% Pinot Noir grapes.
12% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$75. — a month ago
Going through some of my older wines and really enjoying them. This bottle of Phelps tasted great! — 4 days ago
This bottle had been opened the night before. The 2021 pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe black and red fruits: mixed brambles, purple flowers, olives, black pepper, stony earth and a mix of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acidity. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and peppery. True to the vintage, this is a cooler expression of Chave’s Saint Joseph and I really dig it. Drink now through 2041. — 2 months ago
Rob Brobst III
@Lyle Fass this is good juice!!! — 11 days ago