February 25, 2020 - Agreed, this is nice. Cool restrained fruit, tar, and cocoa. I really dig the finish, persistent and unctuous. Cornas ringer here. I dont know anything about this, but would keep my eye on this domaine.
November 7, 2019 - Smoked meat and sea sea spray with apricot and pits. Interesting, complex, savory — pretty much what I am looking for and very fairly priced.
May 3, 2018 - Russk. My WOTN at CDC. Andrea brought. Can be found on Wtso. Black olive. Gammy, juicy, savory. Reminded me of a 2012 Builly. Nice low alcohol 12%. Mige, reviewer below, is right. The wine does transform a bit after being open for a while taking on more nail polish notes. Get some, but don't decant or keep open to long.
November 18, 2017 - Man this was wierd one. Tasted half of it on Friday with some chinese take away and it was all that I was looking for. Really aromatic Syrah on the nose. A bit of co2 left so a hint of frizzante on the palate but anyways easy going and vibrant stuff. I though I leave the rest for next day. Boy was I wrong. 24h killed it. Nose was bearable but the palate. My gosh haven't tasted anything this foul in ages. It was like couple of weeks old band-aid soaked in water with dead mouse.
October 21, 2017 - Was super wonderful with lots of peppercorn and a little game. I tend to prefer these when it comes to price vs. the St. Joseph.
March 5, 2017 - impressive. lots of black olive and herbal character on this, sitting on top of a surprising amount of black fruit. black pepper. nice finish. well balanced.
October 27, 2016 - Everything I love about Syrah was captured in this bottle. The perfume of fresh ripe fruits along with cured black olives and menthol. The taste matched the nose along with a juicy structure. The wine was vibrant and youthful; perhaps due to the very black synthetic cork. Aerated by whisk for a few mins before returning to bottle and drinking an hour later.
October 2, 2016 - Intense aromas of violets, ash, blueberries. Lively palate of red plums with a bit of spritz, floral afternotes, moving into a smooth tannic finish of medium length. Well put together, good with steak, chanterelles, and parmesan roasted cauliflower. 50 + 16 + 15 + 6.
June 19, 2015 - Dumb, reductive, and overly acidic on the first day, this wine blossomed aromatically after the bottle was open about 24 hours. At that point classic syrah aromas emerged---black fruits, a little gameyness, faint florals, and it was a pretty thing---really a different bottle than it was when I opened it the day before.
March 12, 2015 - Somewhat translucent purple-red, the nose on this is oddly sour. It's not funky, exactly, but it almost smells like something is spoiling. Forturnately, there are some positive elements of forest floor and spice, with just the barest hint of some blackberry and vanilla. The palate is mild in flavor, but with a sharp edge to it. Under-ripe strawberries, with tart blackberry and some lemon, the mid-palate has enough tannin to dry the mouth, but not enough to completely overpower the mild flavor, tending towards herbs and tree bark, with a bit of white pepper. The finish is medium in length with just a bit of somewhat distracting bitterness. It a decent, somewhat interesting weeknight wine. It isn't really worth the $24 price paid, unfortunately. It's a Garagiste Mystery Case miss in my book, though clearly others disagree.