Saint Joseph Préface 2021

Juicy and precise, with aromas of plums, berries and cloves. In the mouth generous fruit, spiciness, notes of anise and pepper. Long finish with a warm spice touch.

Appellation Saint Joseph

Grape variety syrah

Style Powerful & Robust

Format 750 ml

Available

€46.90

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Domaine Pierre-Jean Villa	France	Rhône - Septrionales

About the winemaker A great wine comes from respect for land, climate, terroir and grape, is Pierre-Jean Villa's belief. The only logic is to protect the diversity of the terroir in the vineyard and to make wines that properly reflect the terroir. In the cellar, Pierre-Jean Villa believes in a vinification that involves as little intervention as possible: use of natural yeasts, spontaneous fermentation, and crossing and bottling take into account the position of the moon. In the end, the wine must express the honest and delicate balance between the typicity of the terroir and the ethics of the winemaker.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	Vineyards with a light soil, composed of slate and gneiss on a granite base. Exposure to the south / southeast. Planting is 5500 sticks per hectare and the age of the sticks varies from 30 to 90 years old.
Vinification	After the manual harvest, the grapes are partially destemmed. Skin maceration of 20 days to extract as much color as possible from the syrah grapes. Vinification in barriques and demi-muids for 14 months. Bottling takes place six weeks after assembly.
Vintage	2021
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	10 years and more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	14%
Closure	Natural cork