2017 Saint-Joseph, Domaine du Tunnel
£39.00
“The 2017 Saint Joseph from Tunnel comes all from granite soils and spent 14 months in 3- and 4-year-old barrels. It has a killer bouquet of black raspberry and cassis fruit intermixed with ample spice, new leather, ground herbs, and dried flowers. With medium to full body, integrated acidity, ample tannin structure, and a beautiful sense of elegance and purity, it’s already hard to resist yet has the class to keep for over a decade. It’s another brilliant wine from this estate that’s unquestionably up with the quality of the Cornas releases.”
Enough can’t be said about the quality now coming from the domaine of Stéphane Robert. Both his reds and whites are world-class in every sense.
94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
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Product Description
In 1994, Stéphane ROBERT created the Domaine du Tunnel. He started with 2.5 ha of vines on the right bank of the Rhône, in Ardèche in the Cornas, Saint-Péray and Saint-Joseph appellations. The cellar is in the city center of Saint-Péray. In 2014, Stéphane rehabilitated a tunnel in Saint-Péray at the place called “Barras” to set up a winemaking and maturing cellar. At the beginning of the 20th century, this 170m long cut stone tunnel was crossed by a steam train connecting Valence to Vernoux en Vivarais. The cellar overlooks the Rhone Valley with a breathtaking view of the Château de Crussol. To date, the wine-growing estate covers 12 hectares, in the communes of Saint-Péray, Cornas, Glun, Mauves, Tournon sur Rhône and Chavanay.
The Saint-Joseph is made from vines with an average age of 40 years, are located in the communes of Tournon sur Rhône, Mauves and Glun.
Additional Information
| ABV | 13% |
|---|---|
| Bottle Size | Bottle 75cl |
| Colour | Red |
| Country | France |
| Critic Score | 94/100 |
| Drink until | 2030 |
| Style | Still |
| Sweetness | Dry |
| Vintage | 2017 |
