Community Tasting Note
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slanum wrote:
September 15, 2020 - Viewed as the $40 wine that it was on release: a solid and indeed typical Saint-Joseph displaying the traditional side of Northern Rhône Syrahs. Nice fruit that isn't over ripe, some leather and olive, no overt oak, but I don't find it the most interesting vintage of this particular wine that I've had. I'm inclined to put that down to the vintage, not the Gonons. At the current going rate, which seems to have approached Cornas-like levels, this wine is not there in terms of depth or complexity.
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Fractalage commented:
12/10/20, 8:14 PM - I bought all of my bottles at the $50 price point, then BAM, overnight they jumped to $100. That doesn't make sense to me. But they sold at that price range, so I guess it was a good ploy.
I really think that there are Spanish wines that will do the same thing over the next 20 years: Valdeorras for sure and some old vine Mencia from Bierzo. -
slanum commented:
12/11/20, 10:32 AM - I'm no Spanish wine expert but am inclined to agree that Mencia from the best sources offers compelling quality for the current prices. I think KLWM imports Gonon wines now and that might explain much of the price increase.