2018 J. Vidal-Fleury St. Joseph

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  4/6/2024 - chmorc Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This is in a good spot now. Bring nose, really nice notes of strawberries that linger on with a spiced and leather/gamey finish. Tannins are fine, this is good to go now!

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  3/11/2024 - Jonnhy99 wrote: 89 Points

  My first St Joseph wine & I had it with Shepherd's Pie which was a fantastic pairing. Drank in a shiraz glass and the first sip was after 90 minutes. 100% Syrah.
  
  Deep purple wine with medium minus aromas and flavours of violet, flower stalks, raspberry, blueberry, game, and barnyard. Soft tannins with medium acidity & finish. The entry was thin but more rounded during the mid-palate. One of the lightest Syrah's I've tasted from Rhone, the last time I tasted such a light Syrah was the Reyneke from South Africa.

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  7/9/2023 - rwez Likes this wine: 89 Points

  pretty good for its age (still pretty young). already some tertiary flavors coming through. I like it. decant for an hour at least, or, what I normally do, decant it cold, then let it air in the glass, and taste the difference in taste over time. not bad at all.

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  5/26/2023 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Three hour decant. Deep dark magenta color. Ripe blackberry, blueberry, black cherry pie, damp granite, allspice, and subtle toffee. Smooth, dry, medium+ bodied palate. Firm, full tannins on the medium long finish.

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  3/27/2023 - Omas list Likes this wine: 88 Points

  When I first opened this all I got was dirt and tannin, after decanting for over an hour it has opened up. Still high acid and tannin's with a slight medicinal taste. Under ripe raspberries and blackberries. Im going to give it a day to see how it develops.It could be In drinking it too young.

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