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*93-95 pts Jeb Dunnuck
Tasted out of barrel, the 2023 Cte Rtie LaGiroflarie will be a beautiful wine. It shows the pure, vibrant style of the vintage in its darker fruits, violets, and peppery, spring flower-driven nuances. These carry to a medium to full-bodied Cte Rtie with fine tannins, a beautifully layered, seamless mouthfeel, and outstanding length.

Located in Ampuis, Domaine Jasmin remains one of the classic, traditional estates of Cte Rtie. Now run by Patrick Jasmin, the domaine is best known for its elegant, seamless, and absolutely classic style, always emphasizing finesse over power. Farming is sustainable, and the wines are typically made with partial whole cluster fermentation and moderate oak influence. Production is small, and while the wines are not always submitted for annual tastings, I always love being able to visit this tiny cellar in the heart of Ampuis. The Cte Rtie La Giroflarie comes from a mix of lieux-dits across the appellation and is blended with a touch of Viognier, while the new cuve Olia represents a selection of the best barrels. The 2022s and 2023s are superb, showing the purity, balance, and classical elegance that define this historic domaine. Their Syrah La Chevalire is also well worth your time and money. – Jen Dunnuck,5/9/2025

**** (out of 5 stars)
John Livingstone-Learmonth (JLL)
(casks, bottling between July & Sept 2025)dark red; the bouquet is wide, hearty-toned, sun rays in its dark fruits, prune and chocolate present. The palate pushes on a rich attack that moves along, bears rolling gras, digs in, is criss-crossed by active tannins, cool in the late stages. Its rather dark, especially alongside the 2024, corrals near chewy content and tannins on the close, has a rock strewn second half, is on that texture there. There is 8-10% Viognier instead of 5-6% this year because the Viognier gave a high yield. From 2028+. 2049-51 Apr 2025
Previously Oct 2024**** in components
1) (15 hl large barrel, incl Boucharey, Bassenon, the high parts of the Jamin vineyard, 1/6 of the blend) ****dark red; the nose is wide, has a soft blackberry aroma, the fruit soaked in style, carries floral wisps. The palate gives a gentle display of black fruits, plump blackberry, takes on sanded tannins, is fine tuned, gives a hint of sun emphasis just before the finish, closing on that effect, a firm persistence there. This will give a good interior for the blend 24 years2) (228-litre cask, Cte Baudin, Moutonnes) ****(*)dark red; the aroma is sexy, blackberry with real finesse, seductive fruit with tips of lead-graphite. The palate has a lovely calm intro, flows on a curvy run, is well lined with powder tannins, sandstone from them. The fruit is bright on debut, then settles into a stylish setting. Much appeal and nuances on board here. From 5 yrs. 26 years3) (500-litre cask, Cte Blonde, Mollard, more press wine in it) sure ****(*)full red; the nose is close knit, well rounded, on red fruits as per the Blonde sector, shows smoke, a hint of grilling, the fruits stewed, some sun in them. The palate links well, hence there is a firm offer of good elements that slot in well. This gives the blend structure, and good sides, frame, with ripe tannins on the money, well installed. It digs into the rockface with eyecatching intensity as it finishes, a rabbit out of the hat there. This is very good, isSTGTBlonde sourced wine. The second half is aromatic the Viognier in this is 5-6%, as it is for the whole blend. From 5 yrs 29 yrs4) (600-litre cask, bottom of Cognet (the sandstone part, low down), Truchet, Boucharey, Baleyat, less well exposed plots) ***quite a full red; there is an inky sweetness on the nose, red fruit gums, is a wee bit plain, ordinaire, not nuanced. The palate serves a cautious offer of smoky dark red fruit, sinew-fibre in it, works on almost chewiness, certainly has more coarse tannins than the previous two, is fibrous wine, acidity in play, too. From 3-4 yrs 23 yrs5) (600-litre cask) ***(*)quite dark red; the nose has a fluid tone, I find a bit of Volatile Acidity (is 0.5, OK), has a sappy air, dark cherry present. The palate carries detail in its dark red fruit, slides along, is quite set, en route, shows a little finesse late on, a touch of iron. From 3-4 yrs 24 yrs 2050-52 Oct 2024

About Patrick Jasmin and his gorgeous Northern Rhone syrah-based wines…

– 95% Syrah, 5% Viognier
– all destemmed with 25-28 day vinification, pump-overs, some cap punching
– first 12 months aged in large oak vats
– second 12 months 65-75% 300-litre, 10-15% 400-litre, 5-10% 500-litre, 10-15% 600-litre oak casks
– total new oak each year 25-30%, remaining casks up to 10 years old, Hungarian & French oak

Patrick Jasmin is the fourth generation of his family to work the domaine’s (now) six hectares of Cote Rotie. Since 2015, there are also 12 hectares of early-drinking Collines Rhodaniennes. Jasmin uses a variety of sizes of oak, with no more than 30% new overall. The luxury cuve, Ola, may have a higher proportion, as it’s a barrel selection, but that means that 15% to 20% new oak is more typical of the estate’s main cuve, La Giroflarie. The grapes are destemmed (since the mid-1990s), with submerged-cap fermentation for gentle extraction and about 5% Viognier. The results are perfumed wines with silky textures yet admirable structure. They certainly warrant more attention from consumers.

95% Syrah, 5-6% Viognier, both varieties planted together, all destemmed since 1996, 25-28 day vinification (except lesser years 2002, 2008 18 days), max temperature 25C-28C, only pumping overs, no cap punching since 2010, (submerged cap until 2009), with from 2015 a 52 hl tronconic oak vat used, in 2015 aged 52 hl tronconic oak vat 12 months (from 2015), then 65-75% 300-litre, 10-15% 400-litre, 5-10% 500-litre, 10-15% 600-litre oak casks (15% 228-litre oak casks used until 2013) 12 months, usually aged 65-75% 300-litre, 10-15% 400-litre, 5-10% 500-litre oak casks, 10-15% 600-litre casks 18-24 months, total new oak each year 25-30%, (2015, 2016 40% due to need to replace old casks), remaining casks up to 10 years old.