Saint Joseph 2011

AOP Saint Joseph Red

Awards

  • 91 pts Wine Spectator
  • 15/20 Bettane & Desseauve

Tasting

Dark red dress. Lively and expressive nose and mouth, on black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry). It is a full-bodied wine with fruity and spicy notes and a beautiful aromatic persistence (Feb 2014).

Food & wine pairings

Duck breast with chanterelles
Orloff veal
Bresse chicken with morels & asparagus

Detailed information

Vintage

Sweet autumn; contrasted winter with periods of intense cold and mildness. Rainy spring start. Flowering mid-May. Cool and rainy month of July leading to a slowdown in vegetation and a slight delay in veraison. August and September, was very hot, allowed a good ripening of berries and a quality harvest from October 6th.

Grape varieties

Syrah

Terroir

Located in the commune of Saint Jean de Muzols, in an area known as “Roche Courbe”, the vines we have selected grow in granitic soils that enjoy a south/south-westerly exposure at 200 metres of altitude, producing fruity and spicy wines.

Winemaking

Manually harvested grapes first underwent alcoholic fermentation in a vat. The malolactic fermentation process was completed in new 275-litre oak Laurus barrels. Elevage on fine lees over a period of 11 months with blending.
Production: 3,600 bottles
Bottled on: 28/03/2013

Service

Best served at 14-16 °C – Ideal when transferred to a carafe 3 hours prior to serving

Degree of alcohol

13% vol.
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