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Maison Vidal-Fleury

Saint-Joseph

Red
Born under the Greek colonization, the vineyard was later cultivated by the Romans, seduced by these very steep slopes on the right bank of the Rhône river. Charlemagne was then amongst the great amateurs of this wine. Located between Chavanay in the north and Guilherand in the south, the vineyard stretches over more than 50 km and 26 municipalities.
Saint-Joseph - Vidal-Fleury - Rouge

Appellation

  • Appellation created in 1956
  • 87 % red wines
  • 13% white wines
  • 1 330 hectares of vineyard
  • 51 111 hl/ year
  • Average yield about 38 hl/hectare
  • 10 % of the production exported
  • Dry wines

Vineyard

Grape varietals

Syrah 100%.

Terroir

Sandy stony limestone and granite soils.

Average age of vines

Between 20 and 50 years.

Winemaking and ageing

Winemaking method

Manual harvest and grape selection. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats at high temperature.

Ageing

Aged on lees for 3 months in vats, then at least 12 months in oak barrels. Bottle ageing for another 4 months before shipment.

Yearly production

57 500 bottles.

Tasting notes

Visual

Very dense ruby purple colour

Nose

Intense nose of black cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, cigar, thyme, laurel, eucalyptus, nutmeg, pepper, clove.

Palate

Strong and elegant tannins. Complex and long flavours based on blackcurrant, smoked ham and some black tea.

Overall

Generous and full of complexity

Service

Drinking window

Drink / Keep

Ageing potential

Up to 10 years

Service temperature

18°C

Food pairings

Red meat, winged-game. Strong and fat cheese.

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