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Saint-Joseph Terres d'Encre Georges Vernay 2011

  • Fruity
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • 12.50% 
  • 2.25L
  • Intensity
  • Full-bodied

Une cuvée à la minéralité affirmée, à servir à table avec de jolis mets.  More info

  • Quantity: 3 Bottles
  • Level: 3 into-neck
  • Label: 3 very slightly marked label, 2 slightly torn label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Rhône
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Joseph
  • Producer/Owner: Georges Vernay
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Saint-Joseph Terres d'Encre Georges Vernay serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Bœuf bourguignon, Mechoui d'agneau, Pâté de foie.

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Saint-Joseph Terres d'Encre Georges Vernay

    The wine

    Le saint-joseph Terres d'Encre est issu de vignes d'une trentaine d'années, plantées à 7 000 pieds l'hectare sur la commune de Chavannay. Sa trame épicée et minérale en fait un superbe vin de gastronomie. Le vignoble, très accidenté, rend impossible toute mécanisation et oblige de travailler à la main. L'élevage se fait un an en fûts, sans bois neuf.

    Information about domain Georges Vernay

    “I liked the wines that came from the slopes, I found those from the plains very average”. These words of Georges Vernay sum up his contribution to Condrieu. Thanks to Georges, the abandoned, steep slopes here were given new life in the 1960s. In fact, this determined man had the genius intuition to cultivate vines on the “chaillées”, or terraces, aptly known as the “chaillées de l'enfer” (terraces from hell)! The history of this domaine goes back to 1938 when Francis Vernay planted his first hectare of Viognier. Georges Vernay joined in 1943 and expanded the domain by buying some parcels. He opened a tasting room that earned him a loyal English customer base. From 1943 to 2010, the domaine went from 1 to 22 hectares. Since his death in 2017, it has been his daughter Christine who has kept the family tradition alive. The vines are worked by hand and all chemical products are banned.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 3 Bottles
    • Level: 3 into-neck
    • Label: 3 very slightly marked label, 2 slightly torn label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Joseph
    • Producer/Owner: Georges Vernay
    • Vintage: 2011
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Size (in ha): 24
    • Volume: 120000
    • Intensity: Full-bodied
    • Dominant aroma: Fruity
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: Syrah

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