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.
96 Points Jeb Dunnuck
the 2017 Côte Rôtie nevertheless showed incredibly well, with loads of violets, pepper, game, framboise, and darker fruits. As Côte Rôtie as Côte Rôtie gets, this full-bodied beauty has ultra-fine tannins, intoxicating complexity and nuance, no hard edges, and a great finish.
96 Points Vinous
Inky, bright-rimmed ruby. Sexy, mineral-accented aromas of ripe black and blue fruits, candied flowers, olive paste and exotic spices show outstanding clarity and lift. Sweet, pliant and energetic on the palate, offering deeply concentrated raspberry, cherry, cassis and floral pastille flavors that show surprising energy for their heft. A smoky mineral nuance drives the extremely long, youthfully tannic finish, which leaves behind a sexy floral note. All whole clusters.