Jean Paul Corinne & Loic Jamet - Syrah Vins De Pays Collines Rhodaniennes 2019 (750ml)
Price: $50.00
Sale Price: $37.50
| Producer | Jean Paul Corinne & Loic Jamet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone |
| Varietal | Syrah |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 1417161 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 89 Points
Compared to the soaring floral 2020 the 2019 IGP Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah comes across as a bit plummy and simple. But it's still a fun delicious wine to enjoy over the near term. Medium-bodied it's plump and lush in style with a touch of jamminess on the finish. Jean-Paul Jamet and I were joined by his son Loic for a couple of hours of barrel tasting in the deep cellars under the old family winery which Jean-Paul retained when he split with his brother in 2013. Tasting here is a wonderful lesson in the various climats of Côte Rôtie as many of the parcels are kept separate in barrel until blending and bottling. In 2018 Jamet made a separate bottling of La Landonne and that seems likely (but not definite) to continue going forward. The 2019 La Landonne was in a small tank separate from the main cuvée when I visited with a final decision still pending. Jean-Paul summed up the recent vintages as follows: "In 2018 you tasted the vintage more than the terroir; 2020 shows more terroir." He continued "2019 is more classic Côte Rôtie. Une belle expression du Syrah du Nord." As the prices for the Côte Rôtie have crept up Jamet has maintained or even improved the quality of the IGP and Côtes du Rhône offerings so that consumers can continue to enjoy the house style which tends to emphasize delicate herbal and floral nuances set against ripe fruit and silky textures. Savvy consumers know not to overlook the excellent white wines here which include a Côtes du Rhône and a Condrieu. Loic even drew some parallels between the philosophies underlying the whites and reds. "I don't think we want to avoid bitterness because it can give another kind of tension. It's a little like the vegetal [notes] in the reds; a little is good."
