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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.4 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 47 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Peter Spijker on 4/28/2024 & rated 93 points: The 2019 Gonon St. Joseph was more open than than I remembered it to be. It has the typical Gonon signature of olives, dark cherry, smokey meat, green herbs, some noticable tannins still. Needs a bit more time, but its getting there! (2432 views) | | | Tasted by ylkim30 on 4/27/2024: Boozy Brunch (Foreign Cinema & Noe Valley Wine & Spirits): This seems quite tightly clenched at the moment. On the nose, there is dense, ripe, fruit aromas and floral notes. Perhaps a touch lactic. The palate is equally dark-fruited and quite stony, with racy acidity and a velvety tannins on the finish, leaving a hint of astringency on the palate. But, this seems very closed and unforgiving right now, though there is a lot of stuffing. I would give this 5-10 years in the cellar to unwind, but there is a lot of potential. (2125 views) | | | Tasted by MJP Hou TX on 4/6/2024 & rated 94 points: My first Gonon from St. Joe
First impression is the quality of fruit and balanced palate. A well captured sense of place in the wine making processes and farming. It's easy to see how this has a cult following. I have some 14's inbound so it will be nice to see what these wines do with relative age on them.
Plenty of upside laying these down but no harm pulling one now.
94+ (3163 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 2/6/2024 & rated 93 points: Opened but did not decant. Was generally accessible in 20 min but will decant next time, as this is still tightly wound overall. Murky purple color with a ruby hue. Floral nose brings spicy anise, blueberry compote, purple lavender, clove cigarettes, and diesel petrol. The palate is medium, compact, and hard, bringing a core of blackberries, blueberries, and chocolate raspberries mixed with wild game and crushed rock. The finish is hard and tannic, so best with food. This is refined and polished yet still primary and hard and will be best 2026-2036. Technical score: 93. Enjoyment score: 93. (4236 views) | | | Tasted by benoitguisti on 12/30/2023 & rated 98 points: St Jo Pierre Gonon 2019 Rouge has a clear, deep purple color appearance.
After 3 hours you get a dark olives, tobacco, dark cherry baked in the clafoutis cake.
It is a full bodied wine yet elegant with a velvety tannic structure. Violet flowers, black olives, blackcurrant, clafoutis cherry and tobacco flavours. (4127 views) | | | Tasted by brooklynguy on 11/18/2023: Not decanted and takes less than an hour to be fully open. Very dark in fruit and mineral profile on the nose, almost tarry. Clean though, and fresh. Something floral emerges too, like candied purple flowers. Good acidity on the palate and the wine is well balanced. Enjoyable wine that seems to be fully approachable now, and doesn’t really seem as though there is anything in reserve - this is the wine. It’s not very articulate or detailed, and it’s more power and concentration than nuance and grace. That’s the vintage, I suppose. This is not a wine I’m going to age for very long.
And now after writing this I read my previous note - quite a different impression this time. Perhaps I should have decanted this. (4305 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 11/11/2023: Menthol, dried flowers and plum and raspberry fruits. Silky, voluminous and fleshy, but understated at the same time. Grip without force. Perfume and expansion. Really good. (4405 views) | | | Tasted by Isaac L on 9/16/2023 & rated 93 points: At Claudine. Drank beautifully with steak tartare and roast pigeon. (4741 views) | | | Tasted by Peter Spijker on 8/13/2023 & rated 93 points: Had the '17 followed by the '19, both after having some time in the decanter. The '17 for me was the more elegant of the lot, still with lots of black olive, cherry, some meatiness, herbs and flowers. The '19 is more of the same, but had (even) more intensity and power. (4135 views) | | | Tasted by EvoPeteMTL on 6/28/2023 & rated 92 points: This is so young. Very tannic and energetic. Olive brine, very greenish in the mouth. This year has potential so I would hold on to it. (4867 views) | | | Tasted by LB88 on 5/10/2023 & rated 94 points: Opened this and double decanted leaving the decanter in the fridge for 2 hours before drinking. Was still a little tight but started to open up over the next hour and just had such a beautiful nose, silky tannins, long finish and so much power. (5105 views) | | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 4/14/2023: Vintus Trip preceeded by 2 days in Paris; 4/14/2023-4/20/2023: w/ JB @ Le Mermoz in Paris (120Euro)
This is what I was going to go for, but also what the Somm recommended, so that’s that.
WOW, very Kalamata olive, with a toasty meat driven edge. A little citronella note behind that and Red Raspberry fruit starts to come more to the front with more time in the glass and the decanter.
There’s discussion of Ammanit de Cesar Mushrooms which JB said Alain Ducasse called the King of Mushrooms. Time to search these out…. (4925 views) | | | Tasted by EricU on 4/2/2023 & rated 95 points: Elegant, classic northern Rhone. Blueberry, mineral, complex.
Very aromatic right from the cellar. Evolved nicely over next couple of hours. Would like to try again in 5 years. (4478 views) | | | Tasted by LW31 on 3/15/2023: Superb albeit very young. Pure Syrah, great balance and depth. Such a pleasure. St Joe doesn’t get better (4587 views) | | | Tasted by LB88 on 3/4/2023 & rated 93 points: Rich aromatic, complex and delicious (4084 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Canuck on 2/25/2023: This pours medium purple in the glass. The nose is a tad reserved today, fairly low intensity but what’s there is complex and very classically northern Rhone. Aromas are of fresh blueberry, cherry, orange peel, crushed granite, iodine, black olive, tar, menthol, and raw lamb meat. The palate is quite elegant for a young syrah featuring pristinely balanced texture. It enters on sweet fresh blueberry turning to medium tannin and medium acid along the lovely fresh finish that is medium in length showing a lovely mineral core. All in all this is a lovely young bottle of Gonon. Not yet complex, but with massive potential. Really well managed given the heat of the vintage. While I adore this wine I also can’t help but wonder if it truly lives up to the producer hype. Certainly the value proposition is questionable at $210 CAD (at a restaurant). I’ve had other young St Joseph and Crozes Hermitage that has delivered equal pleasure at a much lower price. (4309 views) | | | Tasted by benjamin96 on 1/31/2023 & rated 92 points: Tout un vin, deja approchable maintenant avec une heure de carafe, mais va tres bien vieillir. Textbook syrah, avec ses violette, mure, bacon et poivre. Nous a procuré beaucoup de plaisir! (4563 views) | | | Tasted by thesternowl on 1/7/2023 & rated 95 points: A buddy of mine and I dropped into one of my favorite little cafes in Omaha to get a bite and share a bottle. We grabbed a table and I scampered off to select something from the wall. As I walked over to the Rhone section, I began to scan the labels and about fell over when I saw three bottles of Gonon low-key just chillin…priced under $70. At this point, there was no question what we would be drinking tonight.
Popped and poured; no formal notes. I fully knew this was going to be somewhat considered infanticide but how was I going to pass this opportunity up? The nose is classic Northern Rhone with olives, black pepper, bacon fat and gorgeous blue and red fruits. The tannins are medium+; the acid matches. And the texture? Well, she thiccc but there is a sexy confidence that is enormously becoming. Finish is long and super satisfying. Fun to try young but I expect this to be a very lovely bottle for many years to come. Drink now with some patience (and an open mind) or through 2034 with ease. Oh…and you best believe we took the other two bottles home with us. (4278 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 12/22/2022 & rated 92 points: Touch of natural wine stink and oh so polished. What every Syrah should taste like. (3630 views) | | | Tasted by MasterWis on 11/28/2022 & rated 94 points: Surprisingly approachable already, but will definitely getting (even) better with age.
Superb nose, great depth on the palate already with a very long finish.
My first Gonon and clearly not disappointed (4458 views) | | | Tasted by davidb18 on 10/30/2022 & rated 95 points: This is superb. I join in each of the reviews below. Fruit, herbs, pepper with richness and berries, medium acidity. Drinking well now after some air. Lots of years ahead as well. (3820 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 9/24/2022 & rated 93 points: Montréal; 9/23/2022-9/24/2022 (Montréal, QC): At Restaurant h3. The obvious comparison is to the 2015, which is probably the best edition of this wine in recent memory. The nose is intoxicating with tons of classic syrah notes, with peppercorn, olive brine, and smoke dominating. Of course there is plenty of juicy black fruit as well, and in fact the nose is very much evocative of the great 2015. The palate falls a little short in comparison, showing some lightness that also manifests as slightly short. Surprisingly lithe for such a ripe wine, though. Needless to say, this got significantly better with air. (5319 views) | | | Tasted by Hanibal on 9/6/2022 & rated 92 points: Such a good wine, lots of violetts, spices. A wine to smell all night long. (4574 views) | | | Tasted by chngpw on 8/20/2022 & rated 94 points: My first ever Gonon and it did not disappoint. On the nose, light barnyard notes persist throughout hours of decanting. The dominant aroma alternates between cassis, cola and dark chocolate. On the palate, deliciously woody and meaty, full bodied with chewy tannins. Finish is very long and the wood lingers for ages. There is so much here already despite its age. Irresistible! (4567 views) | | | Tasted by mattym19 on 8/4/2022 & rated 92 points: By the bottle at Sager & Wilde in London. Nose is classic Syrah: black and blue with cracked pepper and rosemary. Palate is nicely linear, great acidity, not too much tannin but enough to know you’re drinking something good. More rosemary, black olives, hint of charcuterie, blackberry, floral and lifted. Very complex but very clearly delineated. Beautiful wine. Drank way too young but that’s restaurant drinking for you. (4359 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Northern Rhône: Where Diversity Ignites the Senses (Mar 2024) (3/1/2024)
(Domaine Pierre Gonon Saint-Joseph Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Never a Dull Vintage in the Northern Rhône (Dec 2022) (12/1/2022)
(Domaine Pierre Gonon Saint-Joseph Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Northern Rhône: 2019s From Bottle and 2020s From Barrel (2/16/2022)
(Pierre Gonon Saint Joseph) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Alistair Cooper MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/14/2020)
(Pierre Gonon St-Joseph Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Matt Walls
Decanter, 2019 Rhône Vintage report: St-Joseph (10/5/2020)
(Domaine Gonon, St-Joseph, Rhône, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (8/12/2020)
(Pierre Gonon St-Joseph Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Northern Rhône: A First Look at the 2019s (May 2020) (5/1/2020)
(Domaine Pierre Gonon Saint-joseph Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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U.S. Importer, actually, as the producer apparently does not have an URLSyrah 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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