Domaine Gilles Flacher - Saint-Joseph Terra Louis 2018
Rhône
Red
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1*Étoile
Hachette
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15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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88-90/100
Robert Parker
What a lovely fragrance emanates from this Saint-Joseph. Nuanced between ripe fruit, fresh fruit, violets and woody notes. On the palate, the wine combines fullness, freshness and intensity, supported by a fine woodiness that rounds out and nicely polishes the fine tannins. Definite potential. A wine to cellar for the most patient.
Features
Estate
Domaine Gilles Flacher
Cuvée
Terra Louis
Vintage
2018
Designation
Saint-Joseph
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Syrah
Terroirs
Granitic soils, 40-year-old vines
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual with selective sorting in the vat room
Winemaking
Grapes harvested at optimum ripeness, destemmed, vatted for 28 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.
Breeding
14 months in new barrels
Alcohol content
13.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Black dress
Nose
Fruity (kirsch cherry), spicy and truffled, sappy
Mouth
Full-bodied and very powerful, supported by greasy, velvety tannins and mellow oak, balance, length.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before for recent vintages (0 to 2 years)
Drink before
2031
Guard
12 years
Food and wine pairing
A perfect match for melt-in-the-mouth, complex dishes such as seven-hour leg of lamb, Gardiane de taureau, rouelle de cochon confit aux épices, etc.
Gilles Flacher Estate
Saint-Joseph
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Vin noté 15,5/20 (Millésime 2017) (Très bon vin)
Rated domain (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Domaine located on the heights of Charnas, whose wines have seduced us for several years in our syndicate tastings, this year again with the 2017s.
Guide Hachette des vins
Vin noté 1*Étoile (Millésime 2017) (Vin très réussi)
Rated domain (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)
About the domain :
Founded in 1806, the estate was taken over in 1991 by Gilles Flacher, who has since increased its surface area from 1.5 ha to 8 ha of hillside vines planted with Saint-Joseph and Condrieu wines.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Vin noté 88-90/100 (Millésime 2017) (Vin formidable)
Rated domain (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
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