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2014 Domaine Pierre Gonon Saint-Joseph

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February 4, 2024 - $145

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RATINGS

94James Suckling

...coal, smoke and iodine with sanguine stony minerals and a very peppery edge on the nose. Don't miss the black cherries, plums, slate and intense dark chocolate either...palate is crunchy, lithe, really juicy and there's a compact smooth and slinky feel to the tannins. Well-grounded, compressed and composed texture... Long.

93Vinous / IWC

Highly expressive aromas of candied red and blue fruit, along with suggestions of exotic flowers, olive paste and smoky minerals. Sweet, penetrating and seamless on the palate, offering intense black raspberry, blueberry and floral pastille flavors... Pure and sharply focused, finishing with outstanding clarity, sneaky, well-knit tannins and a lingering violet quality.

90The Wine Advocate

Features some herbal and green olive aromas. It’s frankly not that fruity and is wiry in build, but it still gives plenty of pleasure. It offers complexity, balance and elegance rather than ripeness and power.

18Jancis Robinson

...meaty and ferrous... Such an engaging nose! Excellent clarity and fragrance – really excellent and balanced with lightness yet intensity. Fine, fibrous tannin. A pinnacle of St-Joseph.

REGION

France, Rhône Valley, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph

The Northern Rhône Valley wine region hugs the Rhône River from Vienne in the north to Valence at its southern tip. The French call the region Côtes du Rhône Septentrionales, and it is divided into eight appellations. Along with its neighbor to the south, the Southern Rhone Valley, it is famous for its big, tannic, intensely concentrated wines. Syrah is the only red grape permitted in AOC wines from this sub-region, though the Syrah can be blended with the white wine grapes Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne, depending on the regulations for each AOC. White wines are made from Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne. Of the eight appellations in the north, the most admired wines tend to come from Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu and Hermitage, though there are certainly exceptional wines to be found in St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, St.-Peray, Crozes-Hermitage and Cornas. Along with Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, Rhône wines are among France’s best known and most collected wines. Red wines from these appellations are notable for their signature aromas of bacon and green olives, and for their depth. Robert M. Parker, a great champion of Rhone wines, has written that “the northern Rhône produces three of the greatest wines in the world – the white wines of Condrieu and the red wines of Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage.”

TYPE

Red Wine, Syrah (Shiraz)

This grape is grown in milder climates and produces a medium-to full-bodied wine. It is also known as Shiraz, but should not be confused with Petit Sirah, which was developed by crossing Syrah with Peloursin.