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Without question, the hottest ticket in Côte-Rôtie over the last few years has been Domaine Jean-Paul, Corinne & Loïc Jamet’s wines. Prices are going through the roof on the secondary market, especially at auction. The Jamets carry no blame for that aside from the fact that they have been making some of the best wines in France for some time now, which, naturally, has drawn plenty of attention. Corinne and Jean-Paul Jamet’s son, Loïc, is steadily assuming a more important day-to-day role here, both in the vines and cellar. Burgundy-educated Loïc Jamet will soon find his own voice with the wines. In the meantime, nothing has changed in the style of the wines, which in 2018, 2019 and 2020 are among the best bottlings in the region. Assuming they can be found anywhere close to their opening prices (good luck), the entry-level, non-Côte-Rôtie wines deliver outstanding value compared to their big brothers and give quite a good glimpse at the domaine’s style.
Josh Raynolds, December 2022
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