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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.”

2017 M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits

JD  96   
DE  95   
WA  94   
WS  94   
VN  93   
JR  17+    
10 available
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2003 M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits Blanc

Signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  93   
6 available
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2016 Lionel Faury Saint-Joseph Vieilles Vignes

VN  93   
CT  90.9   
2 available
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2018 Lionel Faury Saint-Joseph Vieilles Vignes

VN  94   
3 available
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2015 Domaine Bernard Gripa Saint-Joseph

Light label condition issue

JD  92   
WS  91   

2015 Domaine Bernard Gripa St. Joseph Le Berceau

JD  96   
WS  93   
2 available
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2016 François Merlin St. Joseph

Lightly depressed cork

WA  90   

2016 Domaine Faury Saint-Joseph Vieilles Vignes

VN  92-94   
CT  90.9   
JR  17+    
2 available
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2016 Domaine Jean-Claude Marsanne Saint-Joseph

VN  91   
JS  91   
4 available
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2018 Domaine Jean-Claude Marsanne Saint-Joseph

WS  92   
VN  92