We had these new Rhones at our Pig+Fig tasting this week:
1. Dom.Jolivet Clef de Sol Ad'OP: St.Joseph (13%; 95% Marsanne/5% Roussanne; Aged: 12 mo. in 228l oak barrels) 2023: Med.dark gold color; strong appley/Marsanne/floral/carnations slight earthy/metallic/chalky fairly complex quite aromatic lovely nose; fairly tart/tangy strong appley/Marsanne rather floral/carnations some rich/lush light chalky flavor; very long/lingering finish that tracks flavor; a really lovely expression of Marsanne that almost speaks more of Calif than Rhone; reminds a lot of the Qupe/LindquistFamily Marsanne because of its aromiticity. $52.00 (K-L)
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2. Bastien Jolivet Cuvee de Louis VdF (13%; 70% Roussanne/30%; Aged: 6 mo., 70% 600l oak casks, 30% in SS; MeBaD; www.DomaineJOlivet.Fr; KermitLynch/Berkeley) Dom.Jovliet/St.Jean de Muzols 2022: Med.dark gold color; very strong Rouss/honeyed/honeysuckle/floral slight chalky/ston very fragrant some Rhonish nose; bit soft very rich/lush strong Rouss/floral/honeysuckle/honeyed beautiful flavor; long soft/rich/lush honeysuckle finish that follows flavor; not the strong stony/chalky character of most Rhone Rouss; more in the style of Calif than anything; beautiful Rouss at a great price. $32.00 (K-L)
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3. Bastien Jolivet Cuvee de Louis VdF (12.5%; 100% Syrah; Aged: 6 mo. in SS vats) 2023: Dark color; very strong Rhonish/Syrah bit earthy/roasted some blackberry/Syrah/spicy lightly floral/violets quite lovely NRhone bit earthy/dusty/OV rather complex nose; less intense bit more rustic/earthy lightly tart lightly floral/blackberry/Syrah/some spicy some dusty/OV flavor w/ modest rough/rustic tannins; a bit more rustic than the other Syrah buta lovely NRhone Syrah at a great price. $28.00 (K-L)
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4. Dom.Jolivet L'Instinct Ad'OP: St.Joseph (12.5%; 100% Syrah; Aged: 12 mo. in 500l oak barrels) 2021: Very dark color; deeper more floral/violets/Syrah fairly classic NRhone/StJoseph slight pencilly/oak rather complex/floral lovely nose; bit bigger/riper smoother/bit richer strong floral/Syrah/violets some dusty/OV structured fairly complex flavor w/ modest brisk/ripe tannins; very long/lingering complex finish that tracks flavor; a bit bigger/richer/more structured more floral than the CuveeLouis; a really good expression of StJoseph at a very attractive price. $49.00 (K-L)
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More quivelldurp from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. This is a new producer, Bastien Jolivet, that was recently acquired by Kermit-Lynch. So I ordered 4 of the wines Kermit was carrying. ([Jolivet](https://kermitlynch.com/grower/domaine-jolivet) to try them. I was mightly impressed.
The two whites were almost Calif in style because of their richness & aromas, but just enough NRhonish character to make then quite interesting. The two Syrahs were also quite impressive. StJoseph at its finest. These are going to be repeat buys for me. A great new discovery.
Tom