Domaine Chave could make a convincing claim to be French wine’s royal family. Since 1481, each generation of the Chaves has made wine, first around what is now Saint-Joseph, before moving to Hermitage in the 19th century. Unlike other producers who bottle multiple ‘lieu dit’ expressions of these mighty hillside slopes, the Chave family have always focused on blending fruit to produce two of the world's greatest wines: Hermitage Rouge and Hermitage Blanc.
