Paul Jaboulet-Aîné : Domaine de la Croix des Vignes 2019

The aromatic finesse of a Saint-Joseph wine signed Jaboulet-Aîné

The property

Paul Jaboulet-Aîné is an iconic name of the great wines of the Northern Rhône Valley. It was founded in 1834 in Tain L'Hermitage. The renowned oenologist and winemaker Caroline Frey runs this illustrious house, owned by the Frey family since 2006. The Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné looks after 125 hectares of vineyards, spread over exceptional appellations such as Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu or Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise.

The vineyard

This Domaine de la Croix des Vignes comes from a 1.5 hectare terroir within the historic Saint-Joseph vineyards, above Mauves and Tournon sur Rhône. The vines are approximately 10 to 30 years old and are planted on a south-facing terroir with degraded granite soil.

The vintage

The dry winter did not make up for the water stress recorded since 2018. The milder conditions from February onwards favoured an early bud break, but this progress was slowed down by the drop in temperatures at the end of March - beginning of April. Flowering started around June 7th and took place in very good conditions. The hail storm of June 15th slowed down the development of the vines. The summer conditions were scorching. The rigourous work of the estate's team throughout this vintage allowed us to harvest healthy grapes of great quality.

Vinification and maturation

Harvested by hand, the grapes are sorted by plot. Vatting time of about 4 weeks with soft extractions. The wine is aged in French oak barrels, 20% of which are new.

The blend

This 2019 Domaine de la Croix des Vignes from Paul Jaboulet-Aîné is a 100% syrah.

Guard

This 2019 Domaine de la Croix des Vignes from Paul Jaboulet-Aîné can wait in the cellar until 2039 to express its full aromatic range.