2017 Domaine Faury St. Joseph La Gloriette Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  12/25/2023 - wlsch Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark purple. This was pretty shy for the first few hours and there was a distinct tartness in the finish when first opened. Had a glass with dinner (at around 1pm and felt it was good but tight and not really showing well. Tried it again at 5pm and it's a different wine. Dark plum and cherries, herbs, lavender, black olive. Medium body, medium acidity, still noticeable tannins in the finish. Impressive, but for my palate, it's too young. But this has everything that it needs except a few more years of bottle age.

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  8/23/2023 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Was accessible about 20-min after opening; did not need to decant. Paired nicely with Oaxaca-spice rubbed grilled pork loin. Dark, inky purple color with a ruby hue. Nose brings spring violets, lavender, potpourri, black tar, and whiffs of bitter cherries. The palate is medium, square, and compact, bringing a nice core of tangy blueberry and plum intermixed with tart huckleberries, rhubarb, BBQ pit, black olives, and white pepper into a refined finish. Not super complex but solidly balanced and quaffable - which is why we love this producer. Drink 2023-2030. Technical score: 91. Enjoyment score: 93.

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  12/14/2022 - cweiss Likes this wine:

  My first of these, and not disappointed. Nose could only be quality Northern Rhone Syrah. Clean. Good length. More complexity may come with time, but drinks well now.

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  6/26/2022 - GBFan Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Terrific on the nose and palate. Very drinkable now. I think this would beat out quite a lot of higher-priced Chateauneufs.

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  2/16/2022 - jviz Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Similar to prior notes, a really classic St. Joseph with black pepper, black olive, and a little lavender floral. Aromatically open, structurally plenty of bones to shed, but its open for business IMO.

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