Northern Vineyards
E. Guigal
Château d'Ampuis Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2010
This was silky, inky & polished with dark fruits, graphite, mineral & violets. — a month ago
Pierre Gonon
Saint-Joseph Syrah
Great vintage that is open showing black cherry, berry with crushed rock, mineral, spice box, licorice & violets — 2 months ago
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
L'Hermitage Blanc Marsanne Roussanne
Young but beautiful — 3 months ago
Domaine Vincent Paris
Granit 30 Cornas Syrah 2021
Easy to drink on pop & pour for such a young Syrah.
Reminded me a bit of the Domaine Rostaing’s I’ve enjoyed. Ripe black cherry, crème de cassis, violets, lavender, pepper, stem inclusion, notes of roasted chestnuts, grilled meats, iron pan, spices, dark flowers, nice acidity with good balance and elegant finish. — 3 months ago
Rene Rostaing
La Landonne Côte-Rôtie Syrah
Tough to wait. Already awesome and will get better — 21 days ago
E. Guigal
Crozes-Hermitage Syrah
Wagyu Shin — 2 months ago
Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2015
I initially expected more based on vintage + producer, but also have to keep context in focus that this is Crozes-hermitage.
Followed over two days and very little changed.
I’m surprised at saying that after 48hrs for a C-H…I think this is in a weird phase/shut down. Powerful/heady aromatics (black fruits, olive, espresso). ABV pokes out a bit up front. Good mid-palate weight with peppered dark fruits, herbs and some iron before a curtain of tannin shuts this down hard. Undeniably Syrah at the finish with a rusticity I normally find in Cornas…dark florals, spice, graphite and some charcoal. A serious and structured C-H. — 2 months ago
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Hermitage Blanc Marsanne Roussanne 2015
Where do I begin… this wine is stunning.
It is positively golden in color with concentrated notes of caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, creme brûlée, dried apricot, yellow apple,peach, nectarine, yellow cherry, kumquat, baked quince, lemon curd, honeysuckle, butter cream, lavender,, dried herbs, fennel, beeswax, honey, chamomile, hazelnut, praline, honey, & wet stones…
It’s textured!!! Waxy & mouth coating, full bodied, round, & opulent.
Alcohol is high at 14.5% ABV — it’s warming but balanced and integrated with the deeply rooted flavors and elevated, vibrant acidity. Yum!!!!!
— 3 months ago
E. Guigal
La Mouline Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2017
Gorgeous black fruit. Smokey and minerality. Needs time to develop in the glass. — a month ago
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Hermitage Syrah 2005
Great vintage that is drinking well at 20 yrs with many more yrs ahead. Dark, inky, polished showing red & black cherry, berry fruit, mineral driven with sweet spices, graphite & violet. — 2 months ago
Thierry Allemand
Cornas Reynard (R) Syrah 2014
Medium ruby , quite wide medium ruby garnet rim . This is quite aromatic , with earthy sous bois , violets , black pepper , garrigue . On the palate quite elegant and dark fruited , bright acidity and quite strict tannins . Good cassis, blackberry , menthol touches , sous bois , grafite finish . This is ready and drinking well but will probably continue at this level for another 5-10 years or so. At Drouant Restaurant, Paris . — 3 months ago
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
L'Hermitage Syrah 1990
Ooh. Super fresh. Dark tangy fruit with a slightly medicinal edge. Plum and iodine. Dried herbs and a bloody, feral intensity. Amazing — 3 months ago
Yves Cuilleron a Chavanay
La Petite Côte Condrieu Viognier 2019
Oiliness, wool, lemon oil.
Citruss fruits (lemon), stonefruit (white peaches), white flowers, dandelions, viscous and textured like lemon oil. Waxy.
A bit of honeycomb and then a slight bitterness of almost like biting into an herb or like dried sea buckthorn, even.
Interesting and memorable. — 3 months ago
Ron Siegel
Showing lots of dark fruits, smoke, meat, savory spice, mineral & violets. — a month ago