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2018 Jean-Claude Marsanne Saint-Joseph

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April 9, 2023 - $36

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RATINGS

92Wine Spectator

Solid and direct, with cherry and plum preserve notes that are open and expressive, with light alder and licorice shadings on the finish. Features a sanguine echo at the very end.

92Vinous / IWC

Aromas of dark berries, licorice and candied flowers, along with a building olive paste nuance. Supple and round on the palate, offering appealingly sweet boysenberry, cherry and spicecake flavors that tighten up slowly on the back half. Harmonious tannins add shape to a long, smoke-tinged finish that strongly echoes the cherry and spice notes.

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.”