Verzier Variations Dozen
Including two bottles of each of St.-Joseph Blanc Granit and St.-Joseph Empreinte and one each of the Condrieu and St.-Joseph Madone, with a discount of 15%
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Domaine Verzier, St Joseph Blanc, Granit, 2023
From halves of Marsanne and Roussanne, 90% aged in barrel and 10% in clay amphorae. Simply stunning and complete in every way; one of the most exciting whites we have introduced in years. Aromas of cream and yellow Mirabelle plums. Initially silkily subtle, this opens out boldly, showing apricot and plum flavours with that characteristic fat Marsanne texture. Terrific, long and stony finish. Now-2029
The Verzier family has owned land here since 1828, but only in 1988 did father...
ColourWhite
RegionRhone
GrowerDomaine Verzier
Grape VarietyRoussanne & Marsanne
Vintage2023
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
MethodBiodynamic
CodeVER723
Domaine Verzier, St Joseph, Empreinte 2022
From light sandy and pebbley soils over granite at around 300m. 100% Syrah into 500l. demi-muids for a year. Pure, black fruit perfume with a toasty edge. This is very youthful, with generous mass and fine tannins to the fore; but also vivid black cherry and brambly fruit with a black liquorice note. Great freshness and balance promise a good future, but already delicious decanted. Now-2031
“Thoroughly engaging with masses of enticing dark fruit underscored by a flourish of...
ColourRed
RegionRhone
GrowerDomaine Verzier
Grape VarietySyrah
Vintage2022
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
MethodBiodynamic
CodeVER222
Shiraz / Syrah
Shiraz / Syrah
Powerful, black-fruited, often aged in oak, syrah/Shiraz comes in varying styles but at the top (such as Hermitage) can be spectacular and very long-lived.
There is no question that Syrah is now the most fashionable red grape for new plantings in many New World countries, especially South Africa and Chile.
Origins ...
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Discover MoreDomaine Verzier, Condrieu, Authentic, 2022
From a terraced plot named Chante-Perdrix (the singing partridge), “très granitique” as Maxime Verzier says, between 200m. and 330m. on the Izeras hillside. There’s nothing like Condrieu – in no other Viognier does one see the tension between pure apricot flavours and that dry minerality.
Pale gold. Scent of honeysuckle. Pure heart of apricots and cream. Subtle oak framing. Honeyed and appealingly viscuous. Finish just lifted by a saline hint. A wonderful wine to pair with...
ColourWhite
RegionRhone
Grape VarietyViognier
Vintage2022
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
MethodBiodynamic
CodeVER622
Viognier
Viognier
Characteristics
- Fickle grape to grow, subject to problems in the flowering and setting of fruit
- Best picked late and fully ripe, with high alcohol, at least 13.5 degree
- ...but can be too fat and overblown if grown in too hot temperatures
- Very aromatic, with scents of apricot and...
Domaine Verzier, St Joseph, La Madone 2022
From 50 year old vines around the cellar near the stature of the Madonna.18 months in demi-muids, 20% new. This is more savoury and sauvage than Empreinte, more Cornas-like: damson-fruited, mildly balsamic and with the density of low-yielding old vines. If Empreinte would be best paired with a simple steak, this needs a daube of beef, well-aged, dark meat slow-braised in red wine. Now-2030
“A veritable hive of activity encompassing ripe mulberry and blackberry fruit and a...
ColourRed
RegionRhone
GrowerDomaine Verzier
Grape VarietySyrah
Vintage2022
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
MethodBiodynamic
CodeVER422
Shiraz / Syrah
Shiraz / Syrah
Powerful, black-fruited, often aged in oak, syrah/Shiraz comes in varying styles but at the top (such as Hermitage) can be spectacular and very long-lived.
There is no question that Syrah is now the most fashionable red grape for new plantings in many New World countries, especially South Africa and Chile.
Origins ...
Discover MoreDecanter
Decanter provides authoritative content, independent advice and our wine's recently featured in their top 5 (out of 149!).
The panel is made up of 3 experts: Jane Anson, Matt Walls & Matthew Luczy.
Any wine you see on our website that has the Decanter icon on the picture has had a great write up!
Jane Anson
Jane...
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Verzier Variations Dozen
Including two bottles of each of St.-Joseph Blanc Granit and St.-Joseph Empreinte and one each of the Condrieu and St.-Joseph Madone, with a discount of 15%
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