Greg Gregory

9.5

Never disappoints. Actually smelled a lot like a slightly less smoked bacon version of the 82 Jamet in the beginning but really developed further as the evening progressed. Just a wonderful experience with this wine. — 5 years ago

Raj Harb

9.4

Neck and neck with the jamet tonight but in need of so much time. More roasted dark fruit notes. Brooding — 7 years ago

roland benedetti

9.3

Vraiment un super st jo assez civilisé. Yne belle découverte le domaine Pqscal et Catherine Jamet! — 7 years ago

with Xavier

Kyle Zeman

9.6

Dats good. Had alongside Jamet Cote Rotie Syrah. This one had more acid and less savory notes — 7 years ago

G

9.4

Jamet with Napa fruit characteristic — 8 years ago

Chris MacLean

8.9

Fun to taste right after the Jamet Syrah. Sweet, oaky and brawny, but persistent, complex and well-made. — 8 years ago

Berg

9.5

Wow, but the Jamet is close — 8 years ago

with Art, David and 1 other

Chris MacLean

9.4

Excellent Syrah. We had it right before Jamet Cote-Rotie 2000, and I thought the Rhys was interesting and respectable in contrast. — 9 years ago

with Eli, Alessandro and 1 other

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.5

One of those white Burgundies that makes you question the logic of the crowd. Why is no one drinking Monnot? It's imported by the same guy who brings in Jamet. Powerful, intense, pure and showing plenty of pedigree, potential, and freshness tonight. — 9 years ago

Rob Lateiner

9.6

Chave Rouge 06. Plenty of heat and a little oak too it seems (could be wrong). Oak will integrate, heat is surprising. Serious peppered beef and teriyaki jerky. Some black red fruit - black cherry. Hints of jello tease overripeness but this remains sharp and poignant. The pure jello influenced fruit makes me think few stems here, too. Oak seems to present itself not as vanilla thankfully but in a beautiful hazelnut quality that matches the fruit perfectly and uniquely to syrah. Again, this could be something else other than oak. This definitely shows some jello/jelly, no doubt. Totally ripe red cherry actually. Importantly, this has no heaviness in terms of weight or thickness yet is pungently aromatic as first, smoked, peppered meat and second as fruit. This wine makes me think of, all in the same vein, concrete vats, minerality and tiny berries. The teriyaki quality makes me think these are high toast barrels? This should continue to integrate better and better over the coming years. I can't say I ever got the "bacon fat" thing before in N Rhone but this really has Benton's bacon fat to it. Amazing all this umami while still maintaining a bright ripe red-fruited cherry core. Prefer the '06 Jamet right now for its lower alcohol but certainly love the transparency and uniqueness of flavor here. This is likely a bit more structured than the Jamet. Again, I think time will treat this well. This is dried meat while the Jamet was about the long pepper spice. So interesting how different these expressions of syrah are. — 10 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.5

Hell yeah! — 5 years ago

Richard Portes

9.0

17. 2015. Syrah needn’t be mature Cote-Rotie or big and brassy Australian. This is simple and simply delicious. Terrific fruit, remarkably long. Think of a somewhat richer Jamet Cotes de Rhone. Don’t want to let it age. But I have 5 more bottles... — 6 years ago

Adam Crane

9.3

Pegau always drinks more like northern Rhone for me. Reminds me of Jamet with black olive, kirsch, and green peppercorn. — 7 years ago

Max Kelly

9.5

Superb intensity and finesse. Beguiling in its ability to deliver concentration and elegance at once. Astoundingly long finish and just kept getting better with air. Jamet described his 2011s as silky - apparently true for Chave as well. Maybe not one for the ages, but this will be delicious in the near to mid term. — 7 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.4

Hervé Souhaut is an artist of fresh and pure. With the Syrah bottling, I relearn how simple techniques can yield complex results and how Northern Rhône doesn't always have to evolve into a drinkable state, unless it does. This is wild, mineral, dense yet lithe with a unique structure that isn't defined by tannin. Hervé is the Semi Carbonic King of Syrah. While I love Gonon, Jamet, etc, I am inspired but Souhaut tremendously — 8 years ago

Alicia Amiri

9.5

Chewy and dusty at the same time — 8 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.4

You can indicate a Côte Rotie of Jamet as 'Burgundian', but can you indicate a Georges Mugneret as 'Jametian' too? A real "iron hand in a velvet glove". Powerful elegance, spices/herbs and a little meaty. Great wine. — 8 years ago

with Théo, Alessandro and 1 other

Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

10

Jamet better watch out, benetiere is constantly bringing the heat!!!😄 — 10 years ago

Christopher McIntyre

9.7

Reminds me of my fave Syrah, Jamet. Super big. Needs like 10 plus years. Like waking a hibernating bear. However, delish and great rep of Rhone Syrah. — 10 years ago

Brett Jones

9.3

Brooding dark ruby red, elegantly rustic blackberry and apple crumbly fruit; dry, maturing tannins. A well crafted stylish Syrah made by an intelligent young winemaker in the Northern Rhône.  — 10 years ago

Hickoryburger

9.4

With 99 Jamet cote rotie — 6 years ago

with Jim

Keith Herrick

9.3

This is great, but for a hundo+, I’ll take rostaing, jamet or even graillot. The syrah character is strongest but the subtle greenes from 10% CS is noticeable too... it also could use a few more years — 6 years ago

roland benedetti

9.0

Tres sympa ça, tout proche d'un st jo mais avec un peu de merlot qui le rends super goulayant! Vraiment abordable. — 7 years ago

Colin Nuckolls

9.3

Very jamet like. Definitely worth the hassle to find! — 7 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.1

Same wild flavors as the 2012 but without quite the power and grip. This has red-fruited flavors starting to turn the corner into an autumnal winy stage along with expressive olive and herb brush aromatics from the stems. The texture here, though, is supple and streamlined and even the tannins seem mostly glossed over. I am really excited to have discovered this producer because the experience is a lot like drinking Jamet on the cheap. — 8 years ago

Paul Einbund

Wine Director/Sommelier Frances

9.8

I think these wines are the perfect blend of crowd pleasing forward fruit and earthy funk — 8 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.0

Out of magnum. Clove and white pepper. This got so much better with time and air. Like a Jamet rotie. — 8 years ago

with Jon and Michael

Justin Hansohn

9.5

This has got to be the most refreshing red wine I ever had...with jamet CdR trailing shortly behind. No minerals here for contemplation but lord am I high on acid right now! This one's all about the judicious decisions very obviously made by the winemaker here to extract intensely on what most would consider grapes just barely hitting ripeness. Clocking in at a whopping 12% alcohol I could drink this all day everyday. Ultra clean strawberry dark cherry lemonade this one. Highly pleasurable and highly unique. Ate it with just about everything in my pantry just for fun and all of it worked. Definite recommendation. Another one up for american winemakers 👍👌 — 9 years ago

with Arturo

Cara Patricia

GM/Partner/Head Sommelier at Les Clos San Francisco

9.4

"It's not jamet but it's pretty damn good!" — 10 years ago

with Mark

romo

9.3

The North. Delicious. #cayuse #allemand #jamet — 10 years ago