Summary

In this month’s Icon tasting, I get to try one of the Northern Rhone superstars, Domaine JP Jamet’s Cote-Rotie from 2011. It got me thinking about what it takes to elevate a wine from really good to genuinely great, and so in this video I offer up my criteria of makes a great wine, by considering what greatness means in the wider world of art, history and culture, and how we can apply that to wine.

But what makes a great wine for you, and what are some of the great wines you’ve tried in your life?

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About the Speaker

Justin is the WSG Membership & Community Manager and is responsible for all aspects of your membership program. Justin achieved the Master of Wine title in 2022, winning both the Madame Bollinger Award for the best performance in the tasting exams, and the Quinta do Noval award for the best research paper.