Retour Domaine Bernard Gripa - Saint-Joseph - Rouge - 2021
COUNTRY/REGION: Rhône Valley
DESIGNATION: AOP Saint-Joseph
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2021
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Syrah
ALCOHOL: 13.5 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Ruby red with purple reflections.
Nose Beautiful notes of fully matured syrah, pepper, balsamic and smoked ham flavors.
Palate Full-bodied and smooth with ripe flavors of fruit, this wine with a beautiful intensity profile has a complex palate, with precise, silky and velvety tannins.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 16 and 18°C.
Food Lamb chops with Provence herbs, grilled beef chop with shallots and vine shoots, roasted duck with liquorice.
Cellar ageing From now until 2033, and even more for enthusiasts.
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine A tutelary figure of Saint Joseph with 2 stars in the RVF Guide, the Bernard Gripa estate is inseparable from the success of the appellation. In this northern sector of the Rhone Valley where the grapes ripen well, the Gripa family, now led by son Fabrice, carries out a conscientious and accomplished work, responding both to a desire for sincerity and depth and a search for a more immediate richness and freshness.
Wine The 2021 Red Saint-Joseph delights consumers with its fresh aromas of fruit, typical of an exceptional Syrah. A wine that is intense and persistent, with a superior complexity, a pure delight, with a fiery and promising juvenile character; notes of pepper, smoked ham, and a touch of balsamic that explore all the nooks and crannies of a pulpy and unctuous Syrah, with precise, silky, velvety tannins. A Selection Committee Favorite rated 93/100.
Vinification Hand harvested, partially destemmed, fermented in open vats with regular punching down and pumping over, aged for 12 months in 228 and 600 liter oak barrels.
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 2 stars in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2023 (RVF)
Estate rated 3 stars in the Guide Bettane et Desseauve 2023
A Selection Committee Favorite rated 93/100 !