Saint Joseph Saint-Etienne Rouge - Gabriel Meffre

Gabriel Meffre
Saint Joseph “Saint Etienne” 2020

AOP Saint Joseph Red

Awards

90 pts Vinous Media 12/2022
89-91 pts Jeb Dunnuck 02/2022

Tasting

“Plenty of ripe darker, almost blue fruits as well as peppery herbs and mineral notes emerge from the 2020 Saint Joseph Saint-Etienne, a medium-bodied, concentrated, elegant Saint-Joseph offering ripe tannins, outstanding balance, and a great finish.” – Jeb Dunnuck, 02/16/2022.

Food & wine pairings

This Saint-Joseph will perfectly match with porcini ravioli or pork filet mignon with lemon.

Detailed information

Vintage

Throughout the year, the planets were perfectly aligned: no frost, winter rains to replenish the soil and a generous summer sunshine without excessive heat. These ideal climatic conditons resulted in very healthy grapes and an excellent sanitary state. A remarkable vintage as much by the quality of the berries as by the duration of the harvest ! (8 weeks)

Grape varieties

Syrah

Terroir

The St Joseph appellation is over 50 km long, with steep, terraced vineyards stretching along the right bank of the Rhône River, between Condrieu in the north and St Peray in the south. Saint-Joseph is produced almost entirely from the Syrah grape, grown in light soils of schist and gneiss on granitic bedrock.

Winemaking

Carefully sorted upon arrival at the winery, the grapes are then lightly crushed and destemmed. Alcoholic fermentation lasted about 3 weeks followed by a racking and the malolactic fermention. Matured in vats for 10 months prior to bottling.
Vegan Friendly.

Service

Best served between 14 and 16°C, now or within 7 to 8 years from the vintage.

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Gabriel Meffre

Delicious and savoury from day one: this is the commitment of our Gabriel Meffre "signature" wines. For each appellation, and in keeping with the characteristics of the vintage, our know-how is recognisable through our experienced blending of "terroirs" and grape varieties and through our careful maturing, favouring purity of fruit and silkyness of texture. Already enjoyable in their first year after bottling, the Crus also have good aging potential.