Domaine Gilles Flacher - Saint-Joseph Loess 2019
92-94/100
Robert Parker
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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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 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 old
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
Bettane & Desseauve
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
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 92–94/100 (2018 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 Mr. EMMANUEL P. Posted on August 29, 2023
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