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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Anders T on 10/9/2022 & rated 91 points: 91+ Riktigt prisvärt vin. Ganska lätt i stilen och fortfarande ganska bra frukt. (315 views) | | | Tasted by Sean McGrath on 8/26/2022 & rated 90 points: I'm starting to warm to this wine. Consistent with previous note, even though did not decant. (284 views) | | | Tasted by Sean McGrath on 6/19/2022 & rated 90 points: Much better than the last ones. The blackberry has calmed down, faint but pleasant tobacco, nice and supple. I think it has now moved into its drinking window, but I am not in a hurry.
Decanted one hour. (320 views) | | | Tasted by jacks099 on 1/1/2021 & rated 89 points: Two bottles with prime rib. Decanted for -2 hours. First bottle was a bit musty on the nose. 2nd bottle was more open—lots of spice and fresh fruit on the nose. Dark fruits on the palate with a med -long finish. (694 views) | | | Tasted by Dale M on 12/24/2019 & rated 91 points: Still drinking very well, a little less primary fruit than my bottle 18 mos ago and perhaps more interesting. Excellent value. (1211 views) | | | Tasted by Atbat82 on 7/26/2018 & rated 92 points: This wine needs more time. On day 1 it was tight, muddled and overpowering. I left the last 3 glasses in the bottle for the next day. On day 2 it was fantastic. Aroma of dark fruits, licorice, a little tar, some forest floor (barnyard even?). The flavor were more precise on day 2 and the finish was fantastic. I’d say another 2-3 in the cellar and this will be a gem. (1551 views) | | | Tasted by 87tellub on 5/18/2018 & rated 89 points: Dark purple in color. Also smells purple with fresh dirt, sweet black fruit. Medium to full in body. Light in acidity. Medium tannin. Mouthfilling finish. Texture is supple. (1747 views) | | | Tasted by Dale M on 4/14/2018 & rated 91 points: Decanted 2 hrs. Indeed this is a rather large scaled St. Joseph, but it didn't come across as especially fruity, more structure than specific blackberry or other dark fruits, though towards the end, a nice late arriving note of black cherry emerged. Very good, and should be fun to see where this goes in 5 years. (1967 views) | | | Tasted by Cliff A on 3/21/2018 & rated 93 points: FROM SOME LEADING CRITICS
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
A hint of warm ganache melds quickly into the background, while fig, blackberry and black currant confiture notes emerge steadily, picking up smoldering tobacco, pastis and tar details through the finish. This is stacked. Best from 2020 through 2030. 1,000 cases made. --James Molesworth
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
The 2015 Saint Joseph Les Côteaux was aged in a combination of barriques and demi-muids. It’s a fruit-forward Saint Joseph, bursting with blueberries, cassis and blackberries. This medium to full-bodied, supple wine should drink well for a decade or so.–Joe Czerwinski
Vinous: 90-91 Points
Lurid violet. Heady aromas of cherry, cassis, violet and licorice are sharpened by a smoky mineral quality. Juicy and nicely concentrated, showing very good energy to the smoke-tinged dark berry, cherry and floral pastille flavors. Finishes with very good mineral-tinged persistence, harmonious tannins and repeating smokiness. -- Josh Raynolds (1801 views) | | | Tasted by WineCenturyAZ on 7/30/2017 & rated 89 points: Nearly black in the glass, soft tannins, ripe black fruits, berry, plum, tart black cherries, notes of black pepper and wood leading to a long finish. Very nice. BMK wine bar Lyon. (1592 views) |
| Domaine Durand Producer websiteSyrah 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 MILLESIMES |
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