Domaine des Chanssaud (Elodie Jaume) - 'Charles de Valois' Côtes-du-Rhône 2019

(Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France)

The second Côtes-du-Rhône from Domaine des Chanssaud. This time a stricter selection of older vines, a blend of Grenache, Mourvedre, and Syrah, and a wine that can rival quite a few Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines. Silky, layered, and complex.

Made by Elodie Jaume, a young winemakers who for the past 8 years has made all the wines for her family's estate Domaine des Chanssaud, though as of 2023 has converted the entirety of the estate to 'Domaine Elodie Jaume' to solidify her own ideas and her own style.