roasted vegetables
and made with minimal interference to let the vineyard’s voice come through
on the same limestone
crafting wines that stay faithful to the region’s history and terroir
Jean-Francois Jacouton, Saint Joseph “Sortilege”, 2019 Vineyard Brands Tasting roasted vegetablesJean Franois Jacouton is making some of the most exciting, under the radar wines in Saint Joseph, focusing on pure, site driven Syrah. Sortilge, sourced from steep granite slopes, is a textbook northern Rhne redlayered, aromatic, and beautifully structured. The 2019 vintage, with its ripe fruit and lifted acidity, brings out the best of this rugged terroir. Blackberry, cassis, and violet jump out first, followed by cracked black pepper, smoked meat,