Saint-Joseph Le Berceau Bernard Gripa (Domaine) 2000
12.5%
1.5L
Intensity
An impressively rich and powerful palate gives a hint of this wine's excellent ageing potential. More info
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Saint-Joseph Le Berceau Bernard Gripa (Domaine) 2000
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 : 2 bottles
Level : 2 NormalObservations : 2 Highly marked label, 2 Highly worn label, 2 Very dirty labelOrigin : private individual
Type of cellar : specialised storage
Recoverable VAT : no
Original wooden case / Original case : no
French customs seal : yes
Alcohol percentage : 12.5 %
Region : Rhone Valley
Appellation : Saint-Joseph
Owner : Bernard Gripa (Domaine)
Vintage : 2000
Colour : red
Service temperature : 15°
Size (in ha) : 15 hectares
Intensity : classic
Leading aroma : spice
Tasting occasion : food-friendly wine