Community Tasting Notes 8

• MrOctoberfest Likes this wine:

  April 21, 2024 - I was always told that St Joseph and Crozes Hermitage should be consumed within 5 to 10 years. Perhaps that is still true for Crozes, but I never touch the stuff. Wine from good sites in St Joseph should be every bit as long lived as Cornas and Cote Rotie. The vineyards can be just as steep and treacherous as its neighbors to the south and north, respectively.
  
  This wine is still pretty reductive for the first hour after opening, and it decreases but does not disappear after a few hours. The nose and palate have red and black fruits, and the olive and meat flavors become more prominent with air. Really good, and this won’t peak for at least a few more years.
  
  Night 2: The fruit is really showing through and almost no reduction. The tannins on the back end are a little rough, but this will continue to improve.

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• mercurius wrote:

  December 12, 2022 - Still primary, reductive, and tannic. This is a wine that probably needs 15 years of bottle age.

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• skurtz Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 28, 2022 - Lots of sandalwood, earthy funk on the nose. On the palate, blackberries, huge mineral and earthy oak in the finish. Acid and pepper in the finish. 91/92

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• MrOctoberfest Likes this wine:

  August 21, 2022 - Very reductive at first, but the quality was evident from the start. Blackberry, bacon, game and a little funkiness on the palate right now. This should be interesting to track over the next decade.

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• GrapeScott wrote: 92 points

  April 5, 2022 - Consumed over two nights, and it didn't really budge with the extra air. Gorgeous red raspberry and cherry-laden nose accented by savory za'atar, anise and meaty notes. Lots of boysenberry, kirsch, herb-tinged nicoise olive and a bit of beef bouillon. Chewy yet bright, and quite structured with firm tannins. Complex but in need of time. Hold 5+ years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Vieilles Vignes
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation St. Joseph

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• Pending Delivery 3 (2%)
• In Cellars 84 (63%)
• Consumed 47 (35%)

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