Domaine Gilles Flacher - Saint-Joseph Terra Louis 2018
1*Étoile
Hachette
15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
88-90/100
Robert Parker
What a lovely aroma this Saint-Joseph has. It offers nuanced notes of ripe fruit, fresh fruit, violets, and wood. On the palate, the wine combines fullness, freshness, and intensity, supported by subtle oak that rounds out and beautifully softens the fine tannins. It has definite aging potential. A wine to keep in the cellar for those with patience.
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Eye
Black dress
Nose
Fruity (with notes of kirsch-flavored cherries), spicy and earthy, full-bodied
Palate
Full-bodied and very powerful, with rich, velvety tannins and well-integrated oak; balanced and long-finishing
Serve
At 16–18°C
Open
1 hour before for recent vintages (0 to 2 years old)
Drink before
2031
Guard
12 years old
Food and wine pairings
Pairs well with rich, complex dishes such as seven-hour leg of lamb, bull stew, and spiced pork shoulder confit
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 15.5/20 (2017 vintage) (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the estate:
A vineyard located on the hills above Charnas, whose wines have been impressing us for several years at our union tastings—and once again this year with the 2017 vintage.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated 1*Star (2017 vintage) (A very successful wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
A vineyard established in 1806, taken over in 1991 by Gilles Flacher, who has since expanded its acreage from 1.5 hectares to 8 hectares of hillside vineyards planted with Saint-Joseph and Condrieu grapes.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated 88–90/100 (2017 vintage) (An outstanding wine)
Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Customer rating
5/5
based on 1 review
Review by Ms. CORINNE C. Posted on 10/26/2025
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