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Domaine Gilles Flacher - Saint-Joseph Loess 2019
Domaine Gilles Flacher - Saint-Joseph Loess 2019

Domaine Gilles Flacher - Saint-Joseph Loess 2019

Saint-Joseph|White wine
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5/5 (1 customers)

92-94/100

Robert Parker

(2018 Vintage Notes)
Marsanne
intensity
textured
fish
This white Saint-Joseph has remarkable potential, offering subtle notes of exotic fruits, toasted pineapple, and melon... On the palate, it is rich and textured, with lovely intensity. Sumptuous!

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Estate

Domaine Gilles Flacher

Vintage

Loess

Vintage

2019

Designation

Saint-Joseph

Region

Rhône

Grape Varieties

60% Marsanne, 40% Roussanne

Regions

Granite soils, 32-year-old vines

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

Hand-harvested with selective sorting in the vineyard and in the cellar

Wine Production

Settling, low-temperature fermentation in barrels, stirring twice a week for 2 months

Livestock Farming

11 months on the lees without racking, 40% in new barrels, 60% in barrels aged 1 to 2 years

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Shiny gold

Nose

Pleasant, with fresh white and yellow fruit notes; delicate, floral, and toasty

Palate

Delicious, full-bodied and rich, with a fresh, lingering finish featuring notes of smoked mushrooms and generous flavors of dried fruit and roasted notes

Serve

At 10–12°C

Drink before

2028

Guard

8 years

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Pairs perfectly with tender river fish, a trout fillet cooked skin-side down, a mildly aged goat cheese, a Picodon, or a Rigotte de Condrieu

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2020 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable production, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

This estate, located on the hills above Charnas, has been delighting us for several years with its wines at our union tastings—and this year is no exception with the 2017 vintages.
Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

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 and taken over in 1991 by Gilles Flacher, who has since expanded its area from 1.5 hectares to 8 hectares of vineyards planted on hillsides, in Saint-Joseph and Condrieu.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated 92–94/100 (2018 vintage) (An outstanding wine)

Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

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