"Lieu dit" - Red

Soil type

Steep sloped vineyards. Gneiss with granite streaks

Grape variety

100% Syrah.

Average age of vines

20 to 75 years

Winemaking

Temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation up to 33°C.

Ageing

50% new oak barrels. 50% barrels of one wine.

Average yield

35 Hl / hectare.

Tasting

Eye : Deep red
Nose : Complex with dominant black fruit and delicate oak aromas. A pure and intense nose.
Palate : A powerful attack. Round and elegant tannins.
Overall : A veritable success. Fresh and powerful. Will become more refined with age.

Our comment

This wine is a unique expression of the excellence of the lieu-dit « Saint-Joseph » appellation and these vineyards are from amongst the very best of this up-and-coming appellation in the northern Côtes-du-Rhône. These very slopes lent their name to the Saint-Joseph appellation when it was created. The label was designed by Roger PFUND, a Franco-Swiss artist who is a specialist in the design of bank notes.

Vintages 2002

 

Wine Spectator - May 15, 2005

Score: 85

Good black cherry fruit, if a bit crisp, with modest toast and tobacco notes. Slightly firm finish. Drink now. 800 cases made. James Molesworth.

 

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - Jan/Feb 05

Score : 89   

Good ruby-red. Rich but youthfully unevolved aromas of cherry, chocolate, black licorice, mint, gunflint and spicy oak. Surprisingly rich and broad for the vintage, with sweet, slightly rustic raspberry and cherry fruit flavors lifted by pepper and flint. Finishes with peppery tannins and impressive length for the vintage. I'm not sure I would have identified this as a 2002. Stephen Tanzer.

Consumption

A boire

Serving temperature

16°C to 18°C.

Ageing potential

10 years

Food and wine matching

Red meat, game and cheese.
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