SAINT JOSEPH
2019 Guillaume Clusel
| Grapes | Viognier, Syrah |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Rhône |
| Other | Practising Organic, Certified Organic |
| District | Northern Rhône |
| Village | Saint Joseph |
| ABV | 14.5% |
The family's Saint Joseph vineyard is in the north of the appelation near Malleval. 30 year old vines ion granite and some decomposed sandy soils. Facing south east - this is a relatively warm spot and the Syrah here is generous. This is laden with ripe cherry flesh and a good garrigue-like herbal notes. This is hard to resist now, right out of the gate. A deep, juicy weight of fruit with a gently structured frame. Very easy to love Northern Rhone Syrah. L&S (May 2020)
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Intensely perfumed blue fruit, floral and spice aromas pick up suggestions of olive, game and cracked pepper with air. Juicy and energetic in style, offering appealingly sweet boysenberry, cherry and candied violet flavors that spread out steadily through the midpalate. Shows fine definition and spicy thrust on the persistent finish, which is framed by fine-grained tannins. This fruit comes from a biodynamically farmed site in Malleval. Rating: 92-94 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (May 2020)
Domaine Clusel-Roch
From the 1950s to 1980 René and Josephine Clusel grew fruit and vegetables as well as grapes in Côte-Rôtie. Their son, Gilbert, with his wife Brigitte Roch, started to focus solely on the vineyards, and expanded the domaine a little.
Guillaume, Brigitte and Gilbert's son, joined the domaine in 2009 and is now in charge. He added significantly to the vineyard area, but mostly with the addition of Gamay in the Coteaux du Lyonnais. While the property is around 13 hectares, they still have only five hectares in Côte-Rôtie and just half a hectare in Condrieu. The vines are planted on terraces along the Côte-Rôtie, in the classic local style with two wooden stakes tied above each vine to help protect against the region's occasionally howling winds.
They were the first domaine to fully embrace organic practices and have been certified since 2002. They are a shining example of what can be achieved by hard work in the vineyards and truly artisan winemaking; their wines express the very best of this unique terroir up in the northern sector of Côte-Rôtie.
Les Schistes is the very approachable young cuvée from a selection of all plots, whilst the remaining cuvées are all single lieu dits. Annual production of Côte-Rôtie here still hovers at about 1250 cases per year. These are beautifully made wines with a very pure expression of place from this great region.
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