2015 Domaine Barge St. Joseph Les Coteaux de Legende

Community Tasting Notes (4) Median Score: 87 points

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  4/11/2021 - JBLevinson Does not like this wine: 70 Points

  Brett bomb is an understatement - this place wine completely smelled and tasted of horse manure. Two hours of air in my decanter didn’t do much for the nose or the palate. Some acidity but very little to no fruit and I can’t see this integrating since it’s already been over 5 years.
  
  Funk fanatics might like this wine but I was disappointed - I thought you couldn’t mess up 2015 in Northern Rhone.

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  12/27/2020 - thirdeye99 wrote: 87 Points

  A barnyard brett bomb when first opened, it reminded me more of a funky saison beer. This almost completely disguised other wine notes. Over the course of a 90min decant, it opened to reveal other more wine-favorable notes, described by other reviews here. It drank better with food (red meat) than alone. I would recommend a long decant at this point in its aging (probably even longer than what we did) and keep checking in periodically to find the sweet spot and see how it's evolving.

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  9/10/2018 - James Kim Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Decanted. Initially, huge amount of reductive aromas that detracted from the fruit. Now 3 h in decanter. Still with mild reductive aromas but with dark black fruits peeking out along with earth, tar, and savory herbs. Palate continues with black fruits, earth, tar, bark, charred roasted meats. Prominent tannins on the midplate. Nice moderately long finish. This is really young and opened way too early. Has nice potential but it's in an embryonic state. 88 for now with a lot of room for improvement.

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  11/12/2016 - Chomsky wrote:

  Dag, this is terrific. Inky and dark, this has floral notes, roasted meats and granite stoniness in spades. The dark fruit's sticky pitch clings to the glass and palate. This has crazy extract and depth but it's all very well defined. Top-drawer Saint-Joseph for sure.

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