A savoury, smoky charcoal nose. Good ripeness of fruit and controlled tannins, and pleasingly low alcohol.
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Jeb Dunnuck
2021
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The 2021 Saint Joseph Bois Prieur is solid, with impressive depth and richness. Notes of mulberries, ripe cherries, and hints of blue fruits give way to more peppery herbs and spice.
Great concentration and length, it's a flamboyant, oak-influenced expression, one with real intensity and concentration. Lovely sense of purity, this is a new cuvée for Niero since the 2018 vintage.
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Decanter
2021
Decanter:
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This domaine is particularly adept at making whites – in fact, it’s one of the rare northern Rhône domaines making more white wine than red. The Condrieu are brilliant across the range, and this is its newest cuvée, first released in the 2018 vintage. It’s a single-vineyard wine from 75-year-old vines in lieu-dit La Roncharde in the north of the appellation, just above the Côte Chatillon. Matt Walls: Neat, citrussy style with vibrant acidity...
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Decanter
2020
Decanter:
96
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Pear and melon hints to the peach fruit, and plenty of floral notes alongside the spicy cinnamon oak. Typically voluminous and generous on the palate, with plenty of rich opulence to the texture.
