2008 André Perret St. Joseph

Community Tasting Notes (3) Median Score: 90 points

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  9/1/2013 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Dark violet colour. Fragrant, flowery, perfumed nose we have come to love. I agree with the Burgundian approach. Mild oak and juicy fruits. Very good balance. Silky mouthfeel . Slight spiciness of the Syrah showing up on the medium finish.
  Imagery - A really pretty lady in a field of flowers.
  The kind of wine that made me want to just drink more and more. Approachable now, I think it is in its prime.
  Much better than the 2009 vintage.

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  2/19/2012 - ashegedyn wrote: 90 Points

  Pepper, leather, cranberry on the nose. Hints of spice, incense (sandalwood) and meat as well. This in a nuanced perfumed way with light to medium intensity. On taste, good acid balance with juicy fruit - blackberry, cherry, and some blueberry. Chalky drying finish with a nice acid balance. Seems a burgundian approach at first, but this is a very nice approachable wine at this point. Needs some time: seems very young fruit forward at this point.

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  5/15/2009 - danstrings wrote: 90 Points

  Northern Rhone Visit, May 2009; 5/14/2009-5/17/2009 (Condrieu, Ampuis, Cornas, Tain -- France): Tasted at the Domaine with Andre Perret himself -- Andre tasted me on four separate barrels that will be blended to the straight Saint Joseph bottling. Barrels varied in age of vines, and barrel maker. 1) Older vines, Huge pepper and chocolate; 2) Neighboring vineyard, smoother and silkier with less pepper; 3) older barrel, nice silky with lots of fruit but less peppery barrel spice; 4) higher end new barrel: huge spice, blackberry, black cherry.

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