Saint-Joseph, "Premier Quartier", La Ferme des Sept Lunes - 2021

Name: Saint-Joseph, "Premier Quartier", La Ferme des Sept Lunes
Brand: La Ferme des Sept Lunes
SKU: 44919
Price: 41.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 44919 750mL

Interspersed with orchards and a gardeners mindset, Jean Delobre continues on his grandfather's farming techniques and legacy. From 40 year-old vines on granite soils, each parcel is vinified separately to best express the terroir. This dry red is the most accessible of the Saint-Joseph he produces, amd it sees only used oak for fementation and aging. Fresh, lithe, and vibrant -pair this with crispy ground lamb in yogurt sauce over homemade noodles.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

St.-Joseph

Producer

La Ferme des Sept Lunes

Grape Variety

Syrah

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

There was a time when I thought all red wines mostly tasted like "red wine." It was a bottle from Jean Delobre that, many years ago, corrected that notion and showed me how distinct different terroirs are and how vivid wine can be.The wines of Ferme des Sept Lunes are made with wild yeast and little to no sulphur at bottling, with neutral oak for up to 12 months. This Premier Quartier is supremely elegant and fresh, with a core of raspberry and dark plum fruit given lift by lovely acidity. The nose is a pure expression of Rhône Valley terroir: white pepper, violets, bacon fat, and tapenade. The classic pairings like cassoulet, herbed lamb, or braised short ribs will be amazing, but this also drinks beautifully with eggplant in tomato sauce, swordfish steak with olives and capers, or crispy Peking Duck pancakes.

- JON

Glossary

Rhône

Prestige in the north, value in the south: that’s the quick version of the Rhône story. Southern village appellations produce a dizzying stylistic range of delicious wines, while the prices for northern “trophy” bottles can be dizzyingly high. If you like smoky, leathery, earthy, macho red wines, however, the wines of the northern Rhône are well worth it. Prestigious northern Rhône appellations include Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and St.-Joseph. In the southern Rhône, look to the village...

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...