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2013 Saint-Joseph

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Saint Joseph

Northern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah

Vintages
20182016201520142013201220112010200920082007
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2015 - 2019

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According to Alexis Gerin, in 2013 the domain's fruit was able to achieve a long, steady maturation that has resulted in wines that will show complexity early and be far easier to enjoy on the young side than their 2012 siblings. That said, he considers the younger vintage to be one "of real pleasure, where the wines have a very agreeable nature and texture--a lot like the 2006s," a vintage that he correctly pointed out is one where the wines never really shut down and are now fully inside their drinking window. Alexis described the domain's relatively new bottling of La Viallière (2009 was the first vintage) as probably his father Jean-Michel's proudest accomplishment. It took him over 12 years to amass the family's 1.8-hectare holding of this legendary vineyard, "and who knows how long that would take now? A lot more than 12 years, that's for sure."