Notify me
2023 Saint-Joseph Blanc “Clef de Sol”
Domaine Jolivet
Jolivet’s white Saint-Joseph is an entirely different animal, made almost exclusively from the beguiling Marsanne grape, which reaches its loftiest potential in the granite soils of this part of France. Round and generous on first blush and then wound up, energetic, and fine-grained on the finish, this thoroughbred wine is sculpted for the cellar but still provides a lot of immediate gratification. His 2018 was one of the highlights of my travels on the wine route last year.
—Dixon Brooke
Wine Type: | white |
Vintage: | 2023 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 95% Marsanne, 5% Roussanne |
Appellation: | Saint-Joseph |
Country: | France |
Region: | Northern Rhône |
Producer: | Domaine Jolivet |
Winemaker: | Bastien Jolivet |
Vineyard: | Planted in 1960-70, 2016, 2023; 2 ha |
Soil: | Granite |
Aging: | Aged for 12 months in 228L oak barrels, 10% of which are new |
Farming: | Organic (practicing) |
Alcohol: | 13% |
More from this Producer or Region

2021 Côte-Rôtie “Les 3 Brunes”
France | Northern Rhône
Irresistible notes of black olive, succulent black cherries, and spices

2021 Saint-Joseph Rouge “L’Instinct”
France | Northern Rhône
It is a real-deal northern Rhône roasted-slope Syrah that walks the tightrope perfectly between creamy fruit, meaty tannins, and fresh spine.

2021 Hermitage Rouge “La Pierrelle”
France | Northern Rhône
A thick perfume of dry-aged meat, smoke, and violets preface a wine that is powerful, but in perfect proportion.

2023 Saint-Joseph Rouge “Châtelet”
France | Northern Rhône
Hailing from a single vineyard high up on the hill above Saint-Désirat, at the middle point of the Saint-Joseph appellation, this cuvée dials up the fragrance and elegance of Monier-Pérreol’s Saint-Joseph.

2023 Condrieu
France | Northern Rhône
André Perret crafts white wines of mesmerizing texture, density, and vibrant flavors of stone fruit, jasmine, tropical fruit, orange zest, and so much more.

2023 Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah
France | Northern Rhône
With notes of dark fruit, black olives, and smoked meat, it epitomizes elegant Syrah from the northern Rhône.

2023 Vin de France Blanc “Cuvée de Louis”
France | Northern Rhône
Golden, luscious aroma and flavor, a delicious nectar infused with honeysuckle that invites you in at first sniff for a leisurely dip.

2022 Crozes Hermitage “Tiercerolles”
France | Northern Rhône
This juicy, blueberry-and-leather-infused Syrah with a long finish is ready to drink tonight.

2021 Cornas
France | Northern Rhône
Majestically dark and brooding Cornas, layered with aromas of herbs and mint. Extremely limited availability

2023 Collines Rhodaniennes Viognier “Les Ruisseaux”
France | Northern Rhône
Amid the lush fruit runs a delicate current of minerality that lingers on the tongue, as if the wine cascaded down a granite slope on its way into your glass.
About The Producer
Domaine Jolivet
Our latest discovery from Saint-Joseph comes from the talented hand of young Bastien Jolivet, working his family’s vineyards in the hamlet of Saint-Jean-de-Muzols. Bastien inherited the family domaine in 2014 from his father, who sold the grapes from their five hectares to the local cooperative. But Bastien set his sights higher, eager to turn the family’s holdings into domaine-bottled, terroir-driven Saint-Joseph. In only his first decade running the winery, Bastien expanded the property to 13 hectares in total, which he works organically. The winery sits at the base of a very steep and terraced hillside where many of his Saint-Joseph vines sit. In the rare moments when Jolivet is not outdoors tending his vines, he shows a magical touch in the cellar. He has made huge strides since he began in 2014 and his wines are getting better every year. He is poised to be a rising star of the appellation.
More from Northern Rhône or France
2021 Côte-Rôtie “Les 3 Brunes”
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône
2024 Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah “Les Hautes Ribaudes”
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône
2022 Côte-Rôtie “Emporium”
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône
2022 Crozes Hermitage “Tiercerolles”
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
2021 Côtes du Vivarais Rouge
Domaine Gallety France | Northern Rhône
2023 Saint Joseph Rouge “Les Ribaudes”
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône
2022 Condrieu “Chéry”
André Perret France | Northern Rhône
2020 Côte-Rôtie “Fongeant”
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
2020 Hermitage Blanc “La Pierrelle”
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
2023 Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah
Domaine Jamet France | Northern Rhône
2021 Côte-Rôtie
Domaine Jamet France | Northern Rhône
2022 Côte-Rôtie “La Boisselée”
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
2021 Côte-Rôtie “Les 3 Brunes”
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône
2024 Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah “Les Hautes Ribaudes”
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône
2022 Côte-Rôtie “Emporium”
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône
2022 Crozes Hermitage “Tiercerolles”
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
2021 Côtes du Vivarais Rouge
Domaine Gallety France | Northern Rhône
2023 Saint Joseph Rouge “Les Ribaudes”
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône
2022 Condrieu “Chéry”
André Perret France | Northern Rhône
2020 Côte-Rôtie “Fongeant”
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
2020 Hermitage Blanc “La Pierrelle”
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
2023 Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah
Domaine Jamet France | Northern Rhône
2021 Côte-Rôtie
Domaine Jamet France | Northern Rhône
2022 Côte-Rôtie “La Boisselée”
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
Where the newsletter started

Where the newsletter started
Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch