2006 Domaine Faury St. Joseph La Gloriette Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  1/25/2019 - Paul D wrote: flawed

  6/6, excellent cork. Deep ruby/garnet core, pale medium ruby rim. Corked!

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  11/29/2018 - Mr T wrote:

  classic N Rhone syrah with some gamey flavors, and a bit lean at this point of its life...easy to drink and fine with food if not especially memorable or pleasant...drink up in my book

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  2/3/2016 - eluebchow wrote: 90 Points

  This is open for business right now with a touch of air; The palate is quite fruit-forward, with a dense core of red fruits complemented by notes of licorice and baking spices; I didn't get many of the savory notes I love in N. Rhone syrah, but perhaps those will come with more time; Enjoyable now even if not overly complex

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  12/26/2015 - geeky? not sure wrote:

  First time drinking a Faury VV with any age on it. In my limited experience, these wines are so tightly coiled (almost unpleasant) young, so it's nice to have confirmation that cellaring these guys is a rewarding exercise.
  
  Still a good deal of structure, but the tannic wall that you hit with these VV bottlings early on is not present. This is very friendly and drinkable out of the gate, though no real tertiary development/characteristics yet.
  
  Nose has a hint of mocha and that licorice-y St. Joseph thing (not in an overbearing, offensive way, but definitely present).
  
  Very flavorful and grapey (again, not offensive - this is made of grapes after all!). Very different from a Gonon. The fruit is front and center and it's grapes, not cherries or other red or darker fruits. Earth and stems and some salinity frame the fruit and add character, but this is still very fruit-driven at this stage.
  
  Palate/mouthfeel is intense and viscous without being heavy. A little bit of heat or herbal intensity on the backend.
  
  This is honest wine. Not profound, but a very, very nice wine that has a long life ahead of it, still. Have one more and will hold on to it for a good while.

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  8/23/2015 - eluebchow wrote: 90 Points

  First bottle I tried was corked, but thankfully this one wasn't; The nose was pretty open from the start, with a pleasant bouquet of red meats, tobacco and earth; The palate has a fairly dense array of dark fruits, with some sneaky tannins showing up at the end; The mid-palate could use some fleshing out with additional bottle age, although this is enjoyable right now with a lengthy decant

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