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• ledocq Likes this wine:

  December 28, 2023 - Tricky bottle - at first, seemed a little tart but after 3 hours it was magnificent.

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• sleepyhaus wrote:

  November 5, 2022 - WOW. In a night with a lot of great wines, this was probably the best. Opened late as "just one more" bottle, but it was fantastic. Pure black olive juice on the nose at first, but then it picked up a bloody, iron note like raw game meat. I love Gonon's IdF, and sadly can't really get it anymore. Down to just a few bottles of various vintages. So, so good.

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• MartyL wrote: 94 points

  November 10, 2019 - I bought 9 bottles of this wine and this was the last of the lot. I did not buy enough. At age 7 the wine has shed its puppy fat—this doesn’t drink like a Beaujolais at all (in the way it did soon after release). That said, there is still a wonderful freshness to the fruit, even as it has taken on a blacker tone and the Smokey/savory aromas have become more prominent. There is still that cooling acidity that has always kept this wine lively on the palate. No real tannin to speak of (was there ever?), but it still comes off as fresh and young and full of life. It’s in a great place to drink (as it has always been since release), and yet no rush to do so if you’ve got more.
  
  I have to confess I think I tend to like Gonon’s Iles Feray more than the St. Joseph. Sure, the latter has the sort of heft/body and tannic structure that promise the wine will make old bones. But honestly it’ll take those wines years of aging to get to the sort of beautiful state that the Iles Feray seems to be in right out of the gate.
  
  Pity about pricing and availability though.

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• MartyL wrote: 94 points

  November 18, 2018 - Consistent with prior note. Lord how I love this wine. Absurd value at its original $28 tariff 4 years ago. I think this might be my favorite vintage thus far. Too bad I’ve just got one more bottle left.

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• Rieslingfan wrote:

  July 16, 2017 - Half way through the six pack I bought on release, and it's just fantastic, with smoky, meaty depth as well as ripe berry fruit. Honestly I prefer this wine over the 2012 Gonon St. Joseph. Maybe time will change that. We'll see.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Pierre Gonon
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Les Iles Feray
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Ardèche

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• Pending Delivery 6 (2%)
• In Cellars 77 (26%)
• Consumed 208 (71%)

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