Community Tasting Note
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Jon Harrison Likes this wine: 94 points
March 11, 2021 - (North Berkeley Wine Imports)
Color: Dark to very dark ruby. (Impressive.)
Nose: Beautiful, complex, dark, dangerous, soil-inflected. Classic northern Rhône nose of black/purple plum, blackberry, black raspberry, violet, smoke, and dark damp soil. Classic. Beautiful.
Clean (no brett). Rustic yet elegant. Amazing nose!
Palate: Full body, yet light on its feet (with alcohol at 13.5%). Excellent concentration (extract). Old vines! Rich, old school mouthful of black plum, blackberry, and black raspberry Syrah. Then... definitely slight tart on the finish and sl tight tannins (stems). Definitely old school style.
For me: Authentic, dark, old style, elegant, slightly rustic, slightly tannic, tiny production, GREAT vieilles vignes St.-Joseph. God, I love this wine. This wine speaks to me. This wine takes me there.
94: solid.
Peak drinking: 2022 to 2028.
Religious with Duck Confit, warm lentils vinaigrette, and potatoes cooked in duck fat. Or lamb daube. Or lamb provençal.
JGH sommelier CMS III, SF/Bay Area, CA.1 person found this helpful 1,082 views
1 Comment
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stephen001 commented:
10/28/21, 8:09 AM - Love these wines and love this review, religious indeed :)