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Gabriel Meffre
Saint-Joseph “Saint Etienne”

AOP Saint Joseph White

Tasting

Seductive golden colour with green highlights. The nose opens with a refined bouquet of white flowers, enriched with delicious hints of candied quince. The palate is fresh and balanced, revealing subtle notes of bitter almond and ending with a long, flavourful finish, enhanced by a hint of saltiness that gives it tension and elegance.

Food & wine pairings

Ideal with scallop vol-au-vents, monkfish tagine with quince or aubergine caviar.

Detailed information

Vintage

2025 offers a vintage with a distinctive personality, in a year of intense climatic contrasts. Despite lower yields, the concentration and aromatic finesse achieved are remarkable. The periods of heat brought beautiful ripeness, while the late summer rains preserved freshness. The result: balanced, expressive and promising wines. A vintage that will appeal to both enthusiasts and professionals alike with its generosity and brilliance.

Grape varieties

Marsanne, Roussanne

Terroir

The St Joseph appellation is over 60 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. The soils are a mix of gneiss and granite in the north and granite and feldspar in the south.

Winemaking

The harvest took place early in the morning to preserve the primary aromas. Optimized settling of the lees to boost aromatic potential (between 3 and 6°C) before fermentation at low temperature (12 – 14°C). The ageing in vats lasts for 6 months before bottling.

Service

Enjoy in its early years to fully appreciate its fruity freshness, or within 4 to 5 years after harvest. Serve chilled between 10°C and 12°C.

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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.