Saint-Joseph

Saint-Joseph

  • Saint-Joseph AOC, 
  • Rhône, 
  • france
Background

Domaine Jean-Michel Gerin is a family owned winery located in the heart of Côte Rôtie, near the village of Ampuis in the Rhône Valley. Hailing from a family of grape growers, Jean Michel established his eponymous winery in 1983, the first in his family to make wine. While he sources much of his fruit from family owned vineyards dating back to his grandfather’s time, he has also purchased land along the way, buying his first vineyard in the famed ‘Les Grandes Places’ in 1988, followed by a second purchase in ‘La Landonne.’ Today, the estate covers a little more than 30 acres in the Côte Rôtie appellation and much smaller plots in Condrieu and the northern Rhône, which Jean-Michel farms alongside his two sons, Michäel and Alexis.

TERROIR & VINTAGE NOTES

Grown on 15-year-old granitic hillside vineyards with South/Southeast exposure.

Winemaking & Aging

Aged 15 months in 1-2 year-old barrels. Gerin uses native yeasts for all their wines.

Tasting Notes

Youthful purple with smoky, focused dark berry and violet scents are sharpened by a suggestion of cracked pepper. Juicy and focused on the palate, offering bitter cherry and black currant flavors that show an open-knit character and appealing sweetness. Dusty tannins shape the finish, which hangs on with strong tenacity and repeating florality.

Appellation

Saint-Joseph AOC

grape varieties

100% Syrah

Sizes

750ml

technical details
  • ABV: 13.5%
  • Closure: Cork
winemaker

Jean-Michel Gerin

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