Pierre Gonon Saint Joseph Rouge 2020 Bottle (75cl)
Domaine Pierre Gonon's 2020 Saint-Joseph Rouge is a red wine from the Rhône Valley, crafted from 100% Syrah. The Wine Advocate awards it 93–95/100 and recommends drinking between 2023 and 2035; James Suckling rates it 98/100. Critics describe a concentrated and complex wine with silky, fine tannins, driven by vibrant freshness and a long mineral finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Rhone
- Appellation
- Saint Joseph
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Pierre Gonon
- Millésime
- 2020
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Syrah
Domaine Pierre Gonon
Domaine Pierre Gonon is a family-run estate based in Mauves, in the Ardèche, within the historic Saint-Joseph appellation. Jean and Pierre Gonon cultivate around 10 hectares of vines there, mainly on granite-rich hillsides situated around Mauves, Tournon-sur-Rhône and Saint-Jean-de-Muzols. The vineyard, managed using organic farming methods, consists mainly of Syrah, as well as plots of Marsanne and Roussanne.
- Owner
- Jean et Pierre Gonon
- Maître de chais
- Jean et Pierre Gonon
- Surface (ha)
- 10.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 38 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Gonon family comes from a farming background where vineyards once stood alongside fruit orchards. In the mid-20th century, Pierre Gonon, father of Jean and Pierre, gradually rebuilt the family vineyard by purchasing and leasing plots on the slopes of Mauves. Amidst difficult times for local winegrowers in the post-war period, he chose to bottle his own wines. The estate’s first label dates from 1964. His sons, first Pierre and then Jean, joined him on the estate, before taking over the business in the late 1980s. They subsequently expanded the vineyard through acquisitions and replanting, whilst retaining a highly fragmented layout of plots across the communes of Mauves, Tournon-sur-Rhône and Saint-Jean-de-Muzols. The winery was refurbished in the early 2000s. Organic farming has been practised since 2004 and the vineyard has been certified since 2011. Jean and Pierre Gonon continue to jointly manage the estate and oversee the winemaking process.
