The wines of Domaine Jamet are seen as a bench mark of Syrah and that of Cote Rotie. This family Domaine has 25 vineyards spread throughout the Cote Brune and Cote Blonde which Jean Paul knows intimately.
The grapes are partially destemmed (80%) before the parcels are vinified separately in a mixture of barrels for 24 months. 20% new, 20% one-year, 20% two-year, 40% three-year old oak barrels. Blue and black fruits, olives, cherries, smoke and violets with cracked black pepper.
Focused, methodical and strikingly fluid, this has slow momentum that builds and builds. Layers of complexity that punches all the right buttons, exceedingly coveted and wildly delicious.
94-96 Points Jeb Dunnuck
the 2016 Côte Rôtie is as fresh, elegant, and classic a Côte Rôtie as you’ll be able to find. Offering medium to full-bodied richness, perfumed aromas and flavors, ultra-fine tannins, and no hard edges, this beauty just glides across the palate and is already almost impossible to resist. Nevertheless, it’s going to be best with 4-5 years or cellaring and evolve nicely for two decades or more.
96 Points Vinous
Deep, lurid purple. Assertive, highly perfumed aromas of fresh blackberry, cherry, Moroccan spices and violet pick up olive and licorice nuances with air. Juicy, energetic and appealingly sweet, offering palate-staining red/blue fruit preserve, spicecake and violet pastille flavors that become deeper as the wine opens up. The floral and mineral notes repeat with gusto on an impressively long, focused finish that features youthfully firm tannins and a touch of bitter chocolate.