Description

Saint Joseph Le Clos est un 100 % Syrah élaboré par le célèbre Michel Chapoutier et issu de la prestigieuse appellation Saint Joseph. Un vin rouge moderne, avec une nette tendance aux notes minérales provenant de ses sols granitiques. Il se démarque par son nez atypique aux notes exotiques, d’une grande puissance encore contenue, à la fois noire et dense. Un vin avec un grand potentiel de garde. 

 

 

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Michel Chapoutier
Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2017
Alcool
14.5% vol.
Cépage
100% Syrah
Origine
Saint-Joseph

Dégustation

Visual
Noir grenat, sombre et riche en reflets violine.
Nez
Jolies notes de fruits noirs (cerise, mûres), belle minéralité avec des notes graphites.
Bouche
Attaque suave, riche et élégante. Tanins très fins et soyeux. Finale persistante et notes aromatiques rappelant le terroir granitique.
Température de service
Entre 16 et 17 ºC.
Accord mets et vin
Petit gibier, magret de canard aux airelles, poêlée de champignons.

Vignoble et élaboration

Nom
Le Clos.
Sol
Sols bruns issus de granite à gros grain, à mica noir, fracturé et localement altéré.
Vendanges
Vendange manuelle.
Vinification
Fermentation alcoolique en petite cuve béton de 30 HL avec une macération longue d’environ 5 semaines.
Elevage
Intégralement en fûts pendant une durée d’environ 20 mois (25 % de fûts neufs).

L'avis des experts

Jeb Dunnuck:

From a higher, east-facing vineyard, the 2017 Saint-Joseph Le Clos is almost black and is the most concentrated, powerful Saint Joseph in the vintage. Blackcurrants, cassis, kirsch, ground herbs, beef blood, burning embers, and new leather notes all emerge from this beast of a Saint Joseph that has incredible depth and richness, an Hermitage-like power and opulence, and a great finish. Give bottles 3-4 years and it should evolve gracefully for two decades. There are a tiny 228 cases produced.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2017 Saint-Joseph Le Clos takes intensity and richness in Saint-Joseph to virtually another level. Loaded with dense, ripe fruit from its facing slopes, it should prove to be a great, long-lived wine. Plum and blueberry notes merge seamlessly with crushed stone to create a concentrated, full-bodied wine, with terrific structure and length. No, Michel, I'm not giving this 100 points, but it is darn good, among the best St. Joes I've ever tasted.

Decanter:

Le Clos doesn't have the brightness and drinkability of Les Granits in 2017; it feels relatively over-extracted and heavy. Very spicy on the nose, with blackberry, prune and liquorice. Very full-bodied, very concentrated, with hefty tannins. There's a degree of freshness to the fruit and good balancing acidity. It's long in flavour, but not the most elegant. Made from 19-year-old Syrah vines planted on granite soils near Tournon. Completely destemmed, fermented in concrete then matured for 18 months in a large wooden tank, 28% of which is new oak. Yields of 24 hl/ha. Drinking Window 2023 - 2029.