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Domaine Gilles Flacher - Saint-Joseph Loess 2019

Domaine Gilles Flacher - Saint-Joseph Loess 2019

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5/5 (1 customers)

92-94/100

Robert Parker

(2018 vintage notes)
Marsanne
intensity
textured
fish

This white Saint-Joseph wine has remarkable potential, delivering subtle notes of exotic fruits, grilled pineapple, melon, and more. The palate offers richness and texture with beautiful 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

Terroirs

Granitic soils, 32-year-old vines

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape harvest

Manual with selective sorting at the vineyard and in the cellar

Wine making

Settling, fermentation in barrels at low temperature, stirring twice a week for two months.

Livestock farming

11 months on lees without racking, 40% in new barrels, 60% in 1- to 2-year-old barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Shiny gold

Nose

Pleasant, fruity, fresh white and yellow, delicate, floral, and toasty

Mouth

Savory, full-bodied and fleshy with a fresh finish 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, trout fillet cooked skin-side down, mild goat cheese, Picodon, or Rigotte de Condrieu.

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Rated estate (2020 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

An estate located in the hills above Charnas, whose wines have been winning us over for several years in our union tastings, and again this year with the 2017 vintage.

Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

An estate founded in 1806, 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) (Outstanding wine)

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

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Note and opinion by Mr. EMMANUEL P. Published on 08/29/2023

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