Jean Francois Jacouton
Saint-Joseph Sortilege
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Wonderful wine! Nose of blueberry, spice, granite, lavender and blackberry. Very in your face but also refined and complex. Really great. Palate is big, ripe, mineral, granite driven and very very olivey. Green and dash of kalamate but finished with major granite. Nose is so elegant, lifted and bright. Fresh and deep with power and finesse and lovely purity. Really a great effort here. Big structure, sap and deep concentration. Ideally better in 5 years but can be drunk on the fruit.
Wonderful wine! Nose of blueberry, spice, granite, lavender and blackberry. Very in your face but also refined and complex. Really great. Palate is big, ripe, mineral, granite driven and very very olivey. Green and dash of kalamate but finished with major granite. Nose is so elegant, lifted and bright. Fresh and deep with power and finesse and lovely purity. Really a great effort here. Big structure, sap and deep concentration. Ideally better in 5 years but can be drunk on the fruit.
Dec 6th, 2021Gorgeous old school nose. Red berry, fresh moss, loads of granite and loads of minerals as is expected at this address as this is such a mineral driven estate. Palate is complex, concentrated and so juicy. Juicy and dense with thick fresh fruit and such terrific dry extract fruit that clings on your palate on the long, granite driven finish. Elegant and full of character. Lovely ripe and granite infused tannins. Great wine.
Gorgeous old school nose. Red berry, fresh moss, loads of granite and loads of minerals as is expected at this address as this is such a mineral driven estate. Palate is complex, concentrated and so juicy. Juicy and dense with thick fresh fruit and such terrific dry extract fruit that clings on your palate on the long, granite driven finish. Elegant and full of character. Lovely ripe and granite infused tannins. Great wine.
May 15th, 2020
Poured a glass for lunch, tight, put the rest back in the cellar for dinner. Glorious. Gorgeous aromatics, smells like a flower bouquet at a boucherie. Perfect combo of sappy dark fruit, savory olive/iron, granite/mineral. With air, much more pliable in the mouth, sexy, delicately detailed, very very fine. Shows impressive purity and a skilled touch in the cellar. Love.
Poured a glass for lunch, tight, put the rest back in the cellar for dinner. Glorious. Gorgeous aromatics, smells like a flower bouquet at a boucherie. Perfect combo of sappy dark fruit, savory olive/iron, granite/mineral. With air, much more pliable in the mouth, sexy, delicately detailed, very very fine. Shows impressive purity and a skilled touch in the cellar. Love.
May 13th, 2020
Lovely st Joseph. Decanted 3 hours, in a pretty good place actually. So nice and deep briny dark fruits with good acid and a quite complete finish. Delicious. Excellent with skirt steaks off the grill.
Lovely st Joseph. Decanted 3 hours, in a pretty good place actually. So nice and deep briny dark fruits with good acid and a quite complete finish. Delicious. Excellent with skirt steaks off the grill.
Jul 5th, 2021