Appellation: AOP Saint-Joseph, Côte du Rhône
Millésime: 2013
Assemblage: 100% Syrah - sélection des plus vieilles souches de Syrah dans le berceau de l’appellation Saint Joseph
Elevage 100 % en fûts (fûts neufs et fûts de un à deux vins) durant 16 à 18 mois.
Dégustation par M. Chapoutier: Robe : grenat foncé. Nez : confiture de fruits noirs très mûrs, notes fumées et minérales. Bouche : notes fumées et poivrées. Tanins très serrés et très longue persistance en bouche.
Service et garde: Température de service: 10-12 °C. Tres grand potentiel de garde: 30 à 75 ans.
Notes des experts:
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R. Parker - Wine Advocate - (91-93) /100"The 2013 Saint Joseph les Granits will certainly be outstanding, and it makes the most of the vintage. More racy and lively than past vintages, it exhibits a terrific perfume of smoked meats, pepper, iron and lavender to go with a medium to full-bodied, juicy feel on the palate. The tannin is sweet and polished, it has good mid-palate depth and a great finish. Give bottles a couple years in the cellar and it should evolve gracefully for 10-15 years."Vinous - 92/100"Vivid ruby. Intense black currant, cherry cola, violet, licorice and woodsmoke scents, along with suggestions of sandalwood and star anise. Stains the palate with intense, spice-laced dark fruit and spicecake flavors that spread out on the back half. Smooth, seamless and graceful in character; a suave floral nuance lingers on the very long, gently tannic finish."Jancis Robinson - 17/20"Very sucky stony with lots of fruit concentration. Hugely distinctive wine. Poor man's Hermitage? Tense and bone dry. Much more chunky and concentrated than Côte Rôtie! Very much a wine of the future. "