Have you heard of this cult wine? No, neither had I, despite 35 years of writing about wine. Joliette is a tiny vineyard of 1.5 hectares in Chapelle de Rousse, in the northeastern part of Jurançon, that bucolic region in the Pyrenees foothills.
Scroll down for Stephen Brook’s Clos Joliette tasting notes and scores
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According to French wine retailer
Clos des Millésimes prices for Clos Joliette wines start at €228.00 a per bottle.
See Stephen Brook’s Clos Joliette tasting notes and scores
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