2020 St Joseph, La Croix des Vignes, Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Rhône

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Syrah
James Suckling
92-93/100
James Lawther MW
16+/20
Joe Czerwinski
91-93/100
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2020 St Joseph, La Croix des Vignes, Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Rhône

Description

From a very steep 1.5 hectare site from within the confines of the historic appellation. As I found with many of the Jaboulet reds in 2020, there is defining freshness that is testament to the skill of the winemaker and the decision to harvest early. There is a wonderful granitic minerality behind the core of velvety blackberry notes and a lovely olive tapenade character with just a touch of cured meats and truffle – concentrated but not overbearing. A testament to the value that Saint-Joseph continues to offer.

Drink 2025 - 2035+

Paul Keating, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (February 2022)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 15
Grape List Syrah
Body Full Bodied
Property Jaboulet

Critics reviews

James Suckling 92-93/100
Fragrant notes of blue and purple flowers with vibrant bramble fruit and hints of fig. Full-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Lovely texture and minerality at the end. From organically grown grapes.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (November 2021)
Drink 2024 - 2032
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Nov 2021)
James Lawther MW 16+/20
Ripe and dense with a purity of fruit but some sweetness too. Tight and structured, the tannins solid and firm. Glow of alcohol on the finish. Big and powerful. Needs some time.Drink 2024 - 2032james_lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com (October 2021)
Drink 2024 - 2032
James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com (Oct 2021)
Joe Czerwinski 91-93/100
From a two-hectare vineyard parcel in Tournon, the 2020 Saint Joseph Domaine de la Croix des Vignes delivers notes of crushed stone and cassis marked by hints of espresso and dark chocolate. Medium to full-bodied, it's silky and fine, showing a pleasing level of elegance.Drink 2023 - 2033Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (January 2022)
Drink 2024 - 2032
Joe Czerwinski, RobertParker.com (Jan 2022)

About this wine

Syrah/Shiraz

A noble black grape variety grown particularly in the Northern Rhône where it produces the great red wines of Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, and in Australia where it produces wines of startling depth and intensity. Reasonably low yields are a crucial factor for quality as is picking at optimum ripeness. Its heartland, Hermitage and Côte Rôtie, consists of 270 hectares of steeply terraced vineyards producing wines that brim with pepper, spices, tar and black treacle when young. After 5-10 years they become smooth and velvety with pronounced fruit characteristics of damsons, raspberries, blackcurrants and loganberries. It is now grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others. Its spiritual home in Australia is the Barossa Valley, where there are plantings dating as far back as 1860. Australian Shiraz tends to be sweeter than its Northern Rhône counterpart and the best examples are redolent of new leather, dark chocolate, liquorice, and prunes and display a blackcurrant lusciousness. South African producers such as Eben Sadie are now producing world- class Shiraz wines that represent astonishing value for money.

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