品味笔记
| 墨黑色，带有深红色的黑色调。新鲜压碎的黑莓和黑樱桃香气与一些成熟的李子，甘草，浅土，干肉和胡椒混合在一起。口感浓郁，但中等分量，充满了成熟的黑樱桃，黑莓和甘草的香气，融合到焦土，香草香柏木，肉香和胡椒干的香草中。健壮的单宁使后端品味紧实，并在长时间的胡椒味回味下使口感有些嚼劲的感觉。 |
酒精度 14％
Winemaker Sylvain Gauthier cares for his 13.5 acres of land according to organic practices, yet the estate is not certified. (Sylvain plans to pursue certification in the near future, however.) Vineyards are plowed either by horse or by hand.
Vineyard holdings include small, steeply graded plots in the communes Sarras, Arras-sur-Rhône, Vion, Ozon and crucially, in the renowned lieu-dit of ‘Sainte Épine’ in Saint-Jean de Muzols, all located in the southern portion of the Saint-Joseph appellation. The “original” boundaries and villages of the Saint-Joseph appellation (drawn in 1956) are located here in the south.
Sylvain also maintains Syrah vines in the commune of Sécheras, not far from his cellar in Cheminas, for his Ardèche Rouge.
Soils are mostly decomposed granite, the classic terroir of the northern Rhône valley.
Syrah is partially destemmed (white grapes Marsanne and Roussanne pressed full cluster) and fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks on indigenous yeasts. Saint-Joseph wines are aged in older French oak barrels, from three- to four-years old; the estate Ardèche Rouge is aged in tank. Wines are filtered but not fined.
Tasting Notes
A juicy, floral, energetic white from 100% Roussanne grapes, sunny and suave and silky at once.