Maison Les Alexandrins Saint-Joseph 2024
£23.45
The wine
Saint-Joseph runs for some fifty kilometres along the right bank of the northern Rhône, the longest of its appellations, and the quality varies as much as the length suggests.
The best sites are the steep granite terraces around Mauves and Tournon, where Syrah gives the peppery, violet-scented style the northern Rhône is known for at a fraction of Côte-Rôtie money. Maison Les Alexandrins is the négociant arm of a partnership between Nicolas Jaboulet, Guillaume Sorrel and Alexandre Caso, buying fruit across the northern Rhône.
The producer
Maison Les Alexandrins
View all Maison Les Alexandrins winesMaison Les Alexandrins is a northern-Rhône house born of a partnership between respected figures of the region, blending estate vineyards with carefully sourced fruit. Based near Tain, it has quickly become known for authentic, well-priced expressions of the Rhône's great appellations.
The focus is Syrah on the steep granite slopes of the northern Rhône, with white Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier alongside. Attentive farming and traditional winemaking capture the perfume, freshness and mineral drive that define the region.
The range runs across the classic appellations, from everyday Côtes-du-Rhône and a fragrant Le Cabanon Viognier to Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, an aromatic Condrieu and a perfumed, elegant Côte-Rôtie. Each shows genuine northern-Rhône character.
Pure, peppery and beautifully balanced, the wines of Les Alexandrins offer a superb introduction to the northern Rhône and its noble Syrah, with quality at every level.
