2012 Delas Frères St. Joseph Sainte-Epine

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  1/31/2024 - pinoteer wrote: flawed

  A little corked--too much so for drinking, but not too much that the bottled can't be used for cooking.

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  2/14/2020 - pinoteer Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Shows best after a couple decanter hours. Very much a cool climate Syrah. Red and black raspberries with chocolate and some meaty aspects. Not much in the way of olives or black pepper. High acidity and medium tannins. The former really elevating its mouth presence.
  Still, this wine needs to soften more before it feels like it deserves its high scores. This is probably more like 90 now, but should elevate to 92 in 3-5 years.

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  6/26/2018 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 93 Points

  First night, this had a lovely blend of black fruit, melted licorice and coffee. The second night things had faded, but my fault for not reducing the air in the bottle.

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  6/24/2018 - michael47 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Still young. Loads of fresh Syrah fruit with modest tannins. We

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  1/20/2018 - mpsocal Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drank over 2 nights. It was good the first night but even better the 2nd night. Rich red fruit flavor with raspberry showing the most. There is a little bit of spice and a nice finish. Solid effort. I’d definitely buy again.

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