Delas Frères - Saint-Joseph Sainte-Epine Sélection Parcellaire 2016

Name: Delas Frères - Saint-Joseph Sainte-Epine Sélection Parcellaire 2016
Brand: Maison Delas Frères
Rating: 4.3 (9 reviews)

Saint-Joseph|Red wine

Rhône

Red

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Drink or Keep

4.3/5 (9 customers)

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

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...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2018 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 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

Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Founded in 1835 and owned by Champagne Deutz (Roederer group) since 1977. Under the direction of Fabrice Rosset and his technical director Jacques Grange, it has its own 30 ha in the northern appellations, supplemented by grape purchases, with the southern range coming from the négociant-éléveur side.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2017 guide) 93-95/100 (Extraordinary wine)

Domaine noté (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

Domaine noté (guide 2023) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates 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. The company 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, as of 2019, the house has a brand-new vinification and reception facility in Tain.

Wine Spectator

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine Spectator recommended wine producer)

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

Jeb Dunnuck

Recommended area

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.3/5

out of 9 reviews