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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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$758.64
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$63.22
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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 Rhone Valley of southern France is a particularly fascinating wine region, with a history that stretches back to at least six hundred BCE, when the ancient Greeks first began cultivating vines there. The region itself is split into two distinct sub-regions, with the northern sub-region being famed for its production of exceptional Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines, packed full of interesting character and expressing the terroir found there. The southern sub-region is home to an enormous variety of grapes, and produces red, white and rosé wines, and some of the world's most famous and adored blended wines. The continental climate of the region is ideal for growing grapes, and the winds which blow from the Central Massif help temper the heat in the vineyards, leading to very ripe fruits holding plenty of flavor.
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Country: France

France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.
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The Rhone Valley of southern France is a particularly fascinating wine region, with a history that stretches back to at least six hundred BCE, when the ancient Greeks first began cultivating vines there. The region itself is split into two distinct sub-regions, with the northern sub-region being famed for its production of exceptional Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines, packed full of interesting character and expressing the terroir found there. The southern sub-region is home to an enormous variety of grapes, and produces red, white and rosé wines, and some of the world's most famous and adored blended wines. The continental climate of the region is ideal for growing grapes, and the winds which blow from the Central Massif help temper the heat in the vineyards, leading to very ripe fruits holding plenty of flavor.
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France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.