Delas Frères - Saint-Joseph Sainte-Epine Sélection Parcellaire 2016
Rhône
Red
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Drink or Keep
16/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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93-95/100
Robert Parker
After 18 months of barrel ageing, this Saint Joseph Sainte Epine reveals a beautiful intensity and concentration of black fruits with a touch of pepper and flint. Its full-bodied richness and fine tannins provide an explosive finish. A little jewel of the appellation!
Features
Estate
Maison Delas Frères
Cuvée
Sainte-Epine
Vintage
2016
Designation
Saint-Joseph
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Syrah
Terroirs
Light schist and gneiss soils on granitic bedrock
Viticulture
Parcel selections
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Traditional in open concrete vats after 3 days of pre-fermentation cold maceration. Temperature-controlled fermentation at 28-30°C. Daily punching down and pumping over for ten days.
Breeding
14 to 16 months in new barrels for half and in one-year-old barrels for the other half. The barrels are regularly topped up
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark ruby with violet highlights
Nose
Aromas of black fruits and spices. Some mineral and fine woody notes.
Mouth
Good concentration. Complex aromas
Serve
AT 14-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2018
Drink before
2027
Production
4 000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with grilled or marinated beef, civets, grilled meats, game, all kinds of cheeses...
Maison Delas Frères
Saint-Joseph
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2018 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Domain rated (2023 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
In his new facilities in the heart of Tain, Jacques Grange has access to sublime, state-of-the-art equipment. He is assisted by Marco Beckmann, an Italian oenologist and wine taster. Future vintages look promising. In Hermitage, the new cuvée from the hilltop Grandes Vignes reveals this little-used terroir.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domain rated (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Founded in 1835, since 1977 owned by Champagne Deutz (Roederer group). Under the management of Fabrice Rosset and his technical director Jacques Grange, the company has 30 hectares of its own vineyards in the northern appellations, supplemented by grape purchases, with the southern range coming from the negociant-breeder side.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2017 guide) 93-95/100 (Extraordinary wine)
Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domain rated (guide 2023) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Delas has been part of Champagne Deutz since 1977, and is now part of the Louis Roederer group. Priority has been given to vineyards with a high proportion of massal selection plantings. Delas has its own vineyards covering 30 hectares, including 10 in Hermitage: 8 at Les Bessards and 2 at L'Ermite. The company completes its range by purchasing musts and grapes. We confess to sometimes being a little circumspect when faced with the overly marked ageing of the most prestigious cuvées, which in our opinion deserve to be worked closer to the fruit and freshness. It should be noted that, since 2019, the house has had a brand-new vinification and reception facility in Tain.
Wine Spectator
Domain rated Recommended (wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator)
James Suckling
Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Domain Rated Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.3/5
on 9 reviews
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