Domaine Lionnet Saint-Joseph Rouge 'Terre Neuve' 2022

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Domaine Lionnet Saint-Joseph Rouge 'Terre Neuve' 2022Ludovic and Corinne own just shy of a hectare of Saint Joseph, in the village of Chteaubourgthe southernmost village in the appellation, just north of Cornas. Half of their holding is a younger parcel, and the other half was planted in the 1950s, both on clay limestone soils with a high occurrence of large limestone galets. As with their Cornas, they vinify the Saint Joseph without de stemming, and age it for 18 months in used 600 liter demi muids

and immaculate attention to detail throughout

polite tannins

a commune in the far eastern reaches of the Fiano di Avellino appellation considered not only the variety’s spiritual home but its greatest terroir

1593 refers to the date of the first written documentation of Dolcetto in the archives of Dogliani

also known as Chasselas

Raised in demi-muids

The wine ages in both stainless steel and oak casks

The wine is not filtered and only a small amount of sulfur dioxide is used

The wine is racked into large oak foudres after malolatic fermentation

the classic "flute" transpired through a double bend design

Pinot Noir from the Valais at its best displays the elegance and delicacy key to the variety’s success

Fermentation begins and slowly progresses until the sugar level reaches 16% to 18%