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Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie AC
2008
VARIETAL: Syrah and a dash of Viognier
REGION: Northern Rhône, FRANCE
PRICE: $99.00/ bottle
FORMAT: 6 x 750ml
AVAILABLE: 10 six-packs - Specialty Cross Dock
DRINKABILITY: 2013 to 2025
92 POINTS - Stephen Tanzer
"Vivid red. Highly fragrant, displaying scents of red berries, rose and baking spices, with a hint of white pepper. Smells like a sexy Burgundy. Lithe and precise raspberry and cherry flavors show a suave blend of sweetness and energy, with zesty acidity adding lift. Finishes on a nervy mineral note, with an excellent, floral-dominated persistence. I underestimated this wine when I tasted it last year."
Jan/Feb 2011
17/20 (Superior) - JancisRobinson.com
"Quite dark crimson. Firm and savoury and really proper!"
Oct 24, 2012
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Jean-Luc & Jean-Paul's father Grafting Rootstocks
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Located high above the town of Ampuis and the Rhône River, Domaine Jamet produces tiny quantities of stunning Côte-Rôtie. The work is divided between the two brothers, and over the past fifteen years Jean-Luc and Jean-Paul have done much to improve the estate.
The Jamets have 8 hectares of vines averaging between 25 and 50 years old. They own 25 separate parcels which they vinify separately. Yields are kept consistently low (35 hectolitre per hectare), with 75% of fruit coming from the Côte Brune and 25% from the Côte Blonde. They believe the "sum is greater than the parts ", so they prefer to produce a blend of Côtes Brune and Blonde rather than single-vineyard wines.
The cave is now completely gravity fed, allowing them to make their wine without pushing the fruit or pumping the juice. Jamet Côte-Rôtie is aged in 20% new oak. The remaining wine is aged in oak barrels ranging from 3 to 10 years of age for close to 22 months. |
