Domaine François Grenier Saint Joseph "Grange Bara" red 2023

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Domaine François Grenier Saint Joseph "Grange Bara" red 2023

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Y. Castaing, mai 2026): 93/100.Matured two-thirds in new oak, the 2023 Saint-Joseph Grange Bara reveals a complex, deep bouquet of dark berries, spices, cedar, tapenade and oak mingled with floral nuances. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and layered, it’s built around a fleshy core of fruit with good depth, framed by velvety tannins and concluding with a long, gently oaky finish. DRINK 2027-2039

Technical Sheet written by the domaine:

Coming from a vineyard in full maturity and a naturally rich soil, it is characterized by an unprecedented alliance of freshness and depth. Aged 2/3 in barrels, half of which are new, it effortlessly ranks among the wines favored to accompany fine dining.

• Appellation: Saint-Joseph red

• Grape variety: Syrah

• Topography: 3 plots located on the cadastral lieu-dit "grange Bara"

• Soil type: Stony soil based on weathered granite, schists, and clay-poor soils.

• Exposure: South / Southeast

• Altitude: 270 m

• Age of the Vines: Between 15 and 25 years

• Harvest: Manual in 25kg crates. Manual sorting on a vibrating table at the entrance of the winery, 100% destemmed.

Vinification

• Traditional in thermo-regulated truncated-conical concrete tanks.

• Maceration with temperature control

• Pressing followed by blending of free-run and press juices.

• Hot draining into 400-liter barrels for the portion aged in barrel

• Malolactic fermentation in barrel followed by racking

Aging

• 12 months 1/3 in new barrels, 1/3 in 1-wine barrels, 1/3 in concrete tanks

• Minimum filtration at bottling

• Start of commercialization 4 months after bottling.

Aging potential: 5 to 10 years (and more for those who can wait...)