Saint-Joseph Le Berceau Bernard Gripa (Domaine) 2018
14.5%
2.25L
Intensity
An impressively rich and powerful palate gives a hint of this wine's excellent ageing potential.
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Saint-Joseph Le Berceau Bernard Gripa (Domaine) 2018
The wine
This powerful Saint-Joseph combines soft tannins, delicious red fruit and peppery notes, and a beautiful mineral quality. To make it, the berries are harvested by hand and 70% de-stemmed. Next they are fermented in open tanks and the cap is punched down and pumped over twice a day, two or three times a week (to extract as much content, colour and flavour as possible). After this, the wine is matured in 228-litre oak barrels for one year.
About the Producer Bernard Gripa
In the heart of the Saint-Joseph appellation, in Mauves to be precise, Bernard Gripa and his son Fabrice are making exceptional, rare wines from this appellation, as well as from the neighbouring Saint-Péray. Father and son favour manual, carefully-tended viticulture. Their white wines are sought-after for their exceptional texture, pleasant bitterness and rich aromas. The reds are rounded, dense and, notably, have a perfect balance and lovely freshness on the palate.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 3 bottles
Level: 3 NormalObservation: 3 Marginally marked labelsOrigin: professional
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: yes
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 14.5 %
Region: Rhone Valley
Appellation: Saint-Joseph
Owner: Bernard Gripa (Domaine)
Vintage: 2018
Colour: red
Service temperature: 15°
Size (in ha): 15 hectares
Intensity: classic
Leading aroma: spice
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine