Eric et Joel Durand Saint-Joseph Les Coteaux 2019
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Ripe nose of red fruits, full fleshy mouth, nice concentration with rounded tannins.
Pair with red meat, meat casseroles, and grilled meat.
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Wine Spectator
Fresh and juicy, offering a focused set of cherry and plum paste flavors infused with anise, backed by apple wood and fruitcake accents on the finish, and a nice finishing kick of fruit. Drink now through 2027.
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Wine Enthusiast
Ripe flavors of roasted black plums and blueberry preserves abound in this spicy, clove- and violet-scented red. Reflecting the hot, dry vintage, it's a massive, richly extracted Syrah but grounded in smoky, earthen savoriness. A touch warming and lingering on ripe, furry tannins, the wine is approachable young but should drink well through 2030 at least.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Ripe blackberries, peppery herbs, and a kiss of rocky minerality emerge from the 2019 Saint Joseph Les Coteaux, and while it doesn’t have the complexity of the Lautaret release, it’s just a classic Saint Joseph with a straight, focused, medium-bodied, impeccably balanced profile. This cuvée was completely destemmed and saw the same 15% new barrels.
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Jeb
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Jeb
Dunnuck
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
Spanning the longest stretch of river in the northern Rhône—from Condrieu in the north, to Cornas in the south—the heart of St.-Joseph lies directly across the Rhône River from Hermitage. While its soils are basically the same as Hermitage: granite, supplemented by sand and gravel, its east facing slope receives less sunlight than Hermitage, which causes less overall berry ripening on its Syrah vines. However, some of the best of them can rival any fine expression of Hermitage, Cote-Rotie or Cornas with concentrated black fruits, dark spices, crushed rock and violets. A general advantage of the region is that its Syrahs typically don’t need as much time in the bottle compared to a Cote-Rotie or Hermitage and are much easier on the bank account!
A textbook St.-Joseph red is firm with a core of minerality that is enhanced by savory and peppery qualities. Aromas and flavors of smoke, olives, herbs, and violets are common; its wines are dense in red and black fruit.
St.-Joseph is also a source of fine northern Rhône white wine. Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne grow well here and can be blended or made into single varietal wines. St.-Joseph whites are full and silky with citrus, pear and pineapple flavors and a rich bouquet reminiscent of honeysuckle, toasted nuts, spice and caramel.