Pierre Gonon 2020
AOC Saint Joseph
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Presse / Kritik
J. Livingstone-Learmonth: 4,5 / 6 Sterne
"Dark red robe with lustre. The aroma is sexy, gives curvy red fruits, lingering raspberry coulis, liqueur, with reserves within, inky touches, is sparked, its cave-like cool beckons. The attack is bright, spice-pepper freshness on board, nicely linear and purposeful. This is high interest St Jo with poise and local truth. The close is very clear. It combines sensuous promise with serious underpinning. From 2023. 2043-45"
Revue du Vin de France: 96 / 100 Punkte
"Der rote Saint-Joseph zeigt eine sehr schöne Ausgewogenheit am Gaumen, mit Spannung und vor allem einer saftigen Seite in der Frucht. Kein Zweifel, er wird es weit bringen, mit fein salzigen Noten im Abgang und einem kleinen pfeffrigen Hauch, der die Geschmacksknospen anregt."
J. Suckling: 98 / 100 Punkte
"St. Joseph is often declared to be a second tier appellation in the Northern Rhone, but here’s proof that it can play in the first league of the region. This has an incredibly deep nose of ripe blackberries, other forest berries and smoke. On the barely full-bodied palate it is simultaneously rich, focused and extremely complex with very graceful fine tannins and stacks of stony minerality at the breathtakingly fresh finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold."
Vinous: 96 / 100 Punkte
"Deep magenta. Displays expansive aromas of black raspberry, cherry liqueur, candied flowers and olive, along with exotic spice and smoky mineral nuances. Weighty as well as energetic in style, offering sappy, mineral-drenched black and blue fruit preserves, floral pastille flavors and hints of star anise and allspice. Finishes juicy, lively and wonderfully long, with resonating spice and floral notes and youthfully gripping tannins."
J. Dunnuck: 94 / 100 Punkte
"The 2020 Saint Joseph is another gem from this estate. From yields of 36 hectoliters per hectare and fermented with plenty of stems, its deep purple hue is followed by a quintessential Saint-Joseph bouquet of dark, peppery fruits, damp earth, violets, and spring flowers. With a beautiful sense of minerality, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and no hard edges, this gorgeous Saint-Joseph will evolve for 10-15 years with no issues."
Decanter: 93 / 100 Punkte
"A classic expression of Saint-Joseph - fruit melded with black olive - this has body but is light in tannin, while the acidity is low but balanced. An elegant, juicy, very drinkable vintage with moderate alcohol, lower than the 2019. The wine had just been transferred to tank post-élevage at the time of tasting, so was showing quite closed; it may well improve and show better after bottling. Drinking Window 2022 - 2030"
Bettane & Desseauve: 96 / 100 Punkte
"Samtiger, tiefer, energischer als der 2021 des Weinguts, ein feines, zart gesäumtes Tannin, Aromen von Feigen und Pflaumenmarmelade, köstlich, man erahnt eine perfekt gereifte Traube."

Das Weingut
Zitat J. Livingstone-Learmonth: " An STGT (Soil to Glass Transfer) domaine par excellence, and fantastic value and consistency - these red Saint-Josephs are top notch Syrahs. The Vieilles Vignes red, occasionally produced in small quantities, is exceptional. The Gonon brothers, true countrymen and taught by their father, make delightful, delicious wines of genuine pedigree. There is a sensible transfer of fruit from mature vineyards to the cellar, where methods are calm and watchful. No new oak in sight. The white is a high-class example of Marsanne, laced with a little Roussanne from a top, south-facing vineyard, Les Oliviers. Both red and white can evolve well over 20 years in the good vintages."