An ideal Wine to initiate a non-connoisseur: this Wine is the almost perfect representation of the «Northern» wine we fancy in our dreams !
The vintage

Northern Rhone Valley is the localisation which succeeded best in 2013. Syrah wines are colored, juicy, with a bright fruit that harmoniously marries with hints of liquorice, black currant liqueur...
Some cuvées offer a remarkable concentration, especially in the grands terroirs, where the old vine was able to fully play its role of regulation. These cuvées have the dimension of a great vintage… the yields, very low, are one of the major keys to this success.

Terroir

Saint-Pierre de Boeuf, Mauves, Chavanay, Sainte-Epine.

Type of soil

Hard and decomposed granits.

Ageing

12 months in new barrels. Allier et Tronçais. Then 6 months in foudre.

Winemaking

50% non distemmed.

Serving

16°C
Decant an hour before tasting.

Alcohol content

12,5%

Bottling

Without fining and filtration.

Cépages

Serine
Syrah

Côte Rôtie-like in its violet, olive and sweet raspberry and blackberry-scented bouquet, the 2013 St Joseph Vieilles Vignes is medium-bodied, elegant and finesse-driven, with notable purity and balance. It will evolve gracefully for upward of a decade.

Jeb Dunnuck
Wine Advocate , 89-91/100 , 2014-12-01

Réussite magistrale du complexe millésime 2013.

Guide Bettane et Desseauve des vins de France , 17/20 , 2015-08-20

Le saint-joseph sent la violette avec un fruit épuré et vif en bouche. Un vin bien construit pour aborder le rhône nord.

Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2016 - Guide de la Revue des Vins de France , 15/20 , 2015-08-01

Inky ruby. Potent, smoke-laced black and blue fruit scents show very good clarity and pick up floral and Indian spice accents as the wine opens up. Juicy and seamless in the mouth, offering sweet blueberry and cassis flavors and hints of candied licorice and allspice. Round and sweet on the finish, which features velvety tannins and resonating floral and dark berry notes.

Josh Raynolds
Vinous , 92/100 , 2016-02-01