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E. Guigal St. Joseph Lieu Dit Rouge 2016 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Rhone Valley
appellation
Saint Joseph
VM
94
WS
94
JS
94
WA
93
JD
92
Additional vintages
VM
94
Rated 94 by Vinous Media
Bright purple. Powerful black/blue fruit, incense, exotic spice, olive and peony scents show excellent clarity and pick up a smoky mineral note as the wine stretches out. Sweet, seamless and expansive on the palate, offering deeply concentrated blueberry, cherry liqueur, olive, smoky bacon and spicecake flavors that are supported by a spine of juicy acidity. Delivers an impressive punch of dark fruit, floral pastille and spice character on the youthfully tannic, finely detailed and strikingly long finish, which leaves smoky mineral and candied licorice notes behind. ... More details
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E. Guigal St. Joseph Lieu Dit Rouge 2016 750ml

SKU 920571
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$729.48
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Professional Ratings
VM
94
WS
94
JS
94
WA
93
JD
92
VM
94
Rated 94 by Vinous Media
Bright purple. Powerful black/blue fruit, incense, exotic spice, olive and peony scents show excellent clarity and pick up a smoky mineral note as the wine stretches out. Sweet, seamless and expansive on the palate, offering deeply concentrated blueberry, cherry liqueur, olive, smoky bacon and spicecake flavors that are supported by a spine of juicy acidity. Delivers an impressive punch of dark fruit, floral pastille and spice character on the youthfully tannic, finely detailed and strikingly long finish, which leaves smoky mineral and candied licorice notes behind.
WS
94
Rated 94 by Wine Spectator
Warm in feel, with a velvety display of enticing plum sauce and cherry preserve notes that meld with ganache, melted licorice and mesquite flavors through the slightly exotic finish. Stays polished and focused. Will have fans for sure. Best from 2020 through 2034. 315 cases imported.
JS
94
Rated 94 by James Suckling
A bold, brassy nose with so much licorice, graphite and cedary oak, linked by red plums and blueberries. The palate has a band of ripe, smooth and supple fruit with such silky tannins, building long and even. Really holds in a long, elegant way. Drink over the next decade.
WA
93
Rated 93 by Wine Advocate
One of my favorite cuvées from Guigal, the 2016 Saint-Joseph Lieu-Dit Saint-Joseph frames bold cassis and black olive notes with subtle hints of vanilla and cedar. It's full-bodied, velvety and intense, with raspberry notes on the finish and layers of complexity and texture you won't find in Guigal's regular Saint-Joseph.
JD
92
Rated 92 by Jeb Dunnuck
The Saint Joseph Lieu Dit comes from the namesake vineyard of the appellation, located just to the south of the town of Tournon. This prime terroir produces the most concentrated, rich, and powerful wines in the appellation. The 2016 Saint Joseph Lieu Dit Saint Joseph offers a masculine bouquet of black fruits, scorched earth, charred meats, and graphite. With background oak, medium to full body, and a stacked mid-palate, it’s in dire need of 2-4 years of bottle age, but it’s a beauty. It will keep for 10-15 years.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Rhone Valley
appellation
Saint Joseph
Additional vintages
Overview
Warm in feel, with a velvety display of enticing plum sauce and cherry preserve notes that meld with ganache, melted licorice and mesquite flavors through the slightly exotic finish. Stays polished and focused. Will have fans for sure. Best from 2020 through 2034. 315 cases imported.
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Region: Rhone Valley

The southern French wine region of the Rhone Valley has been home to wine-makers for over two thousand years, with the first grapevines of the region being cultivated in around 600 BCE when the ancient Greeks arrived with their knowledge of viticulture and eagerness to produce more wine. Today, the region is famed around the world for the excellence of its produce, and has dozens of wineries making the most of the wide range of grape varietals which flourish there. In the northern sub-region, the continental climate and brisk winds coming off the Central Massif allow wineries to grow a smaller range of varietals – predominantly Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier, whereas the southern, more Mediterranean sub-region allows far more range. Here, dozens of varietals are grown for the production of white, red and rosé wines, all packed full of flavor and able to express the unique terroir they are grown on.
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Country: France

French winemakers are subjected to several laws and regulations regarding the wines they produce, and how they can be labeled and sold. Such procedures are designed to increase the overall quality of the country's produce, and also to ensure that wines made in each particular region or appellation are of a character and type which is representative of the area. Thankfully for consumers of wine world-wide, the French have a particularly high reputation to uphold, and seem to do so flawlessly. Every year, wineries from all over France produce millions upon millions of bottles of fine wine, making the most of their native grape varieties and the excellent terrain which covers most of the country. From the expensive and exquisite red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, to the white wines and cremants of central France, the French are dedicated to providing the world with wines of the highest quality and most distinctive character.
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Region: Rhone Valley

The southern French wine region of the Rhone Valley has been home to wine-makers for over two thousand years, with the first grapevines of the region being cultivated in around 600 BCE when the ancient Greeks arrived with their knowledge of viticulture and eagerness to produce more wine. Today, the region is famed around the world for the excellence of its produce, and has dozens of wineries making the most of the wide range of grape varietals which flourish there. In the northern sub-region, the continental climate and brisk winds coming off the Central Massif allow wineries to grow a smaller range of varietals – predominantly Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier, whereas the southern, more Mediterranean sub-region allows far more range. Here, dozens of varietals are grown for the production of white, red and rosé wines, all packed full of flavor and able to express the unique terroir they are grown on.
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