Maison & Domaines Les Alexandrins Maison Les Alexandrins Saint-Joseph 2022
(Northern Rhone, France) - [JS 93] [WS 92]

About the Winery:
Maison & Domaines Les Alexandrins is the story of three friends combining the savoir-faire they learned from their parents and grandparents and the fruits from beautiful and historic terroirs. Nicolas Jaboulet, the 6th generation of a winegrowing family in Tain l'Hermitage, Guillaume Sorrel, son of Marc Sorrel of Domaine Sorrel in Hermitage, and Alexandre Caso, a specialist in the terroirs of the Northern Rhône, joined forces in 2012. They began working parcel by parcel in Crozes-Hermitage for the wines of Maison Nicolas Perrin. In 2015, the name was changed to Maison & Domaines Les Alexandrins. Today, Maison & Domaines Les Alexandrins produces Northern Rhône wines that are true and classic expressions of the region.

About this Wine:
Maison Les Alexandrins, a signature modern in approach and contemporary in style. The aim with our Saint-Joseph is to combine a mineral note, characteristic of wines from the Rhône Valley, with a fruity note, typical of the Saint-Joseph appellation. A unique blend, producing a refined wine with powerful tannins.

The Saint-Joseph vines wind along the Rhône. They are planted on slopes covered in granite (decomposed in parts) facing east/south-east.

This wine is produced each year upholding a style in which the granite terroir that brings mineral notes has to blend with the classic black fruit notes of the Saint-Joseph appellation.
- Maceration and fermentation for about 20 days with pumping over for the first few days and then punching down towards the end.
- Ageing in barrels for a period of 12 months with a small part in new oak.

100% Syrah

Tasting Notes:
Beautiful dress of a deep red, almost black, with shiny ruby undertones. This wine opens with a superb, precise, and complex nose, featuring aromas of red and black fruit, pepper, and spices, characteristic of Syrah from this granitic terroir. The attack on the palate is straightforward, before revealing a very nice balance with a delicate, precise tannic texture, peppery notes, and black fruit, followed by a long finish supported by beautiful freshness and a subtle tension, a mineral expression of this magnificent terroir. A wine of character, both powerful and digestible, that elevates Syrah.

Ratings & Reviews

93 Points - James Suckling
"A well-composed red, tense and precise. Aromas of dark cherries, strawberries and baking spices. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and bright acidity. Vivid and vertical with plenty of energy. Crunchy and pulpy fruit with a focused finish. Drink or hold." (Apr 2024)

92 Points - Wine Spectator:
"Pretty notes of thyme and rose petals jump out of the glass in this well-crafted, earthy red. Warm soil and salted, smoked meat accents join a hint of toast to overlay red currant, dark chocolate, violet and spice flavors. A firmly framed version, with slightly rigid tannins holding sway through the well-balanced, medium-length finish, which offers notes of incense smoke and refreshing mint. Drink now through 2032. 1,800 cases made, 50 cases imported." - KB (Oct 2024)