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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2019 (based on 20 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Woodbridge Brad on 4/27/2021 & rated 90 points: Last bottle, I was originally way too conservative about its aging window by at least three years. This bottle is wonderful now but it show hints of time. (468 views) | | | Tasted by Woodbridge Brad on 1/22/2021 & rated 89 points: Elegant Syrah soft and supple with a complex but mild roasted flavor. Cola, cocao and black pepper. Great finish, long linger. At or just past its peak. (461 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 1/7/2019 & rated 91 points: Weekly tasting group RWP #315; Rhone varietals (@ My place): Leather in the bouquet. On the palate juicy and fresh acidity, leather again. No more notes, but this is a beautiful wine and ready now and the next year or possibly even a bit longer. (949 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 2/26/2018 & rated 91 points: Weekly tasting group RWP #277; Northern vs Southern Rhone (@ My place): Beautiful bouquet with leather, metal, licorice, lavender and cinnamon. On the palate juicy acidity, sweet licorice, dark berries, a bit lactic, good acidity and length. Beautiful wine. 90 - 91 (1181 views) | | | Tasted by bajayngo on 4/18/2017: Quick note from the SoH party - I brought to the party and it showed well with front end florals, lavender, some smoke or cured meats, with lively acidity always calling for food. (949 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 4/10/2017 & rated 91 points: Delicious, subtle yet lively. Pepper, lavender, herbs, and cured meat notes grace a substantive frame of acid and dusty tannins. 90-91. (1129 views) | | | Tasted by bajayngo on 3/24/2017: High toned florals of lavender mixed with beef jerkey, marionberries, pepper mineral streak through the middle and perfect acids. One of the better food pairings with celery soup that I've had in a while with the pepper, herbs and acids are melding together. (773 views) | | | Tasted by brubron on 8/16/2016: Such a fine wine! This is in its prime right now. Drink it! The biggest feature is its smoothness. Acid is soft, fruit is smooth and tannins are silky. The alcohol is just right at 12.5 and the finish is long and lovely.
This is the kind of wine that goes down so smoothly and easily that it just disappears and you are looking for another bottle. And .. terrific price. (684 views) | | | Tasted by Vinsant on 11/15/2015: Tons of fresh flower notes as well as olive, herbs, and fresh ground pepper. Pleasant on its own but sings with food. (1037 views) | | | Tasted by jibby on 5/18/2015 & rated 91 points: Blueberries, strawberry jam, touch of gaminess. Great minerality. Acidity medium. Body light-medium. Very enjoyable and elegant. (1764 views) | | | Tasted by godx on 7/8/2014 & rated 88 points: A Week in Osoyoos; 7/5/2014-7/11/2014 (Osoyoos, BC): No formal notes. Young juicy Syrah with 3-5 year aging potential it seems. Approachable and very enjoyable. Good acidity with softer tannins and mouthfeel. Nice value wine. Very good. 88+ (1833 views) | | | Tasted by bajayngo on 4/22/2014: Nice floral notes (lavender?) followed by some meatiness, pepper and depth of darker fruits and baking spices. What I'm finding out as the Faury mouth feel, fruit complexity but no palate exhausting weight, very seamless (1091 views) | | | Tasted by Weston3220 on 3/13/2014 & rated 90 points: on the nose bed berries, meaty charcoal med+ body, med tannins [silky]. med+ acid, med+ finish, red creamy raspberry/strawberries zippy herbal bright notes mixed in
Conc: Deliciious (1035 views) | | | Tasted by Vinsant on 3/2/2014: Florals to no end. Flowers, white pepper, red fruit, salt cured meat, citrus, olive, a little baking spice, and tar. Perfect with lamb stew. Opened a bit after an hour. (1025 views) | | | Tasted by ucbeau on 1/11/2014 & rated 91 points: Delicious. Light but complex. Fruity but restrained. Complex but accessible. I think this wine walks the tightrope, but does it with style and verve. An absolute gem, with so much going on that it takes hours to explore. I can only imagine what it'll be like in five years or so. (1010 views) | | | Tasted by Vinsant on 1/6/2014: Intense floral notes along with smoked meat, light olive, dark and red fruit, earth, and herbs. Fun on its own and rockin' with food. Long finish and decent mid-palate transition. Pure Syrah! Quickly becoming a fav producer. (869 views) | | | Tasted by Michael Davidson on 10/23/2013: Similar in profile to the St Joseph bottlings. Very good. Meaty, good fruit, good acidity. Love Faury! (779 views) | | | Tasted by Vinsant on 10/22/2013: This wine smells like the inside of our Traeger BBQ after pulling off some steaks then throwing in some fresh flowers. There is some red fruit and plums in there as well. Held up to some beef stew nicely. Gritty yet smooth on the palate. Olives make an appearance. All the above lightly sprinkled with pepper dust. Yum! (871 views) | | | Tasted by Vinsant on 7/13/2013: This hit the N Rhone spot I was trying to itch. Intense florals of lavender and violets with olive, earth, spice, cherries, and Italian plums. Wine really opened up after 30min of air. Lots of stale pepper and a little ash. Masterfully well balanced with a long clean finish. Matched well with baked chicken drizzled with apricot preserves and figs. Will give my other bottles some sideways times, this wine will only get better. (976 views) | | | Tasted by Woodbridge Brad on 5/2/2013 & rated 92 points: Made in a more elegant style this wine has an excellent balance and just flows in the palette. Spicy and developed Syrah. (825 views) |
| Domaine Faury Producer website
U.S. Importer, actually, as they appear to have MUCH more info than the winery's site. Syrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESVin de Pays des Collines RhodaniennesThe expression “Vin de Pays” (country wine) first appeared legally in 1930, but the concept of Vin de Pays as a specific category had to wait until 1973 to be officially born. A Vin de Pays is a Vin de Table from a delimited area, which has to follow a certain number of quality control rules (stricter than for Vin de Table, but less strict than for AOC, the Official Controlled Appellation). There are 141 Vin de Pays denominations in France, with some obviously more obscure than others.
Les Collines Rhodaniennes (the Rhône Hills) is an area which straddles five departments: Rhône, Ardéche, Isère, Drôme and Loire. It produces primarily red wines from Gamay, Syrah, Merlot and Pinot Noir. This is basically the area lying at the back of Northern Rhône and its famous vineyards.
“A Vin de Pays was (originally) meant to be a quaffing wine that should display the broadest characteristics of its region’s greatest wines. It was to have a rustic charm and be a joy to drink, but nothing more. However, the Vin de Pays system, which had fewer restrictions than the AOC system, encouraged creative winemakers to produce wines in a way that they felt best expressed their terroir….The success of the Vin de Pays system lies not in creating more appellations but in freeing producers from them, which allows the most talented individuals to carve their own reputation.” Tom Stevenson |
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