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9.0

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Dark inky in color with a reddish rim.

Nose of black currants, plums, cooked cherries, light mildew, earth, herbs, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, light forest floor and black pepper.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.

Very dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppercorn, earth, dried meats, black tea and light vegetables.

Short finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 19 year old Syrah from Northern Rhône is still drinking nicely, although definitely not at its peak anymore.

Not in your face kind of wine at this point. Elegant, with nice complexity. Interesting, and still powerful.

Mildew and forest floor notes start to disappear after 90 minutes in the decanter. Still showing some fruit notes though, which is nice to see.

Good by itself or with food.

13% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$80. — 4 months ago

romo

9.1

Brighter and lighter than expected, Crisp-y. — 8 months ago

Matt

9.4

Pure pleasure, vivacious, juicy, deeply textured and ripe. A completely different experience than LBT — 2 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Very nice, a bit of pepper — 4 years ago

with TwiLea

Max

9.2

Amazing! Fruity yet not too sweet. Medium body. Easy to drink — 5 years ago

with Jazz

Tyler Martinelli

9.5

Coffee on the nose!
Really complex and cool wine. — 7 years ago

Vino Joe

9.3

Lovely weight and taut. Mellowed sweetness with good length and a nice bit of pop on the end. Classic. — 5 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.2

Absolutely good with ample richness. Clean. No silly willy stuff with this particular wine and vintage after two days. So good — 8 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Great drinking SJ — 9 months ago

Joe Catanese

9.1

Drinking great right now. Great N. Rhône value from Kermit Lynch. — 3 years ago

Naboth van den Broek

9.0

Beautiful lighter bodied st Joseph. Drink soon though, it’s the freshness that makes it the wine it is. — 4 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

Fantastic. Great balance. Loads of pepper. Elegant. — 5 years ago

Juan Pablo Perez

9.0

Nariz: Mora, cereza, pimienta, aceitunas, Toque leve funky (brett?).

Boca: Seco, Tanino M, Acidez M/M+, Alcohol M.



— 7 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.5

@Lyle Fass this is good juice!!! — 6 months ago

Will Stanley

9.3

I find that Saint-Joseph can come in various guises, from polished, suave and extracted to meaty, rustic and traditional – perhaps due to the sheer size of the appellation and varied characteristics of its vineyards and vignerons. My first experience with Saint-Cosme’s SJ was an old bottle enjoyed around ten years ago that was superb. So, what’s it like now – and young?

The 2020 is a burly heavyweight, somewhere between traditional and modern in style, with punchy savoury aromas of grilled meat, charcoal, along with fresh blackcurrant, steeped plums and fig paste. There is also such a floral quality that it possesses a southern-Rhône appearance. But the palate is so very Syrah, very tannic initially and laden with dark fruits, espresso, dark chocolate and a kiss of new oak. This improves with air, and will improve with age. Built for the long-haul.

February 2025 — 6 months ago

Matthew Cohen

8.9

Nose: a touch green.

Palate: some spritz. Medium cherry fruit. Very fresh. — 10 months ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Popped and poured; no formal notes. This is a hugely floral wine; yellow flowers and honey suckle. Low-ish acid. Lovely with brandade. — 4 years ago

Ted

9.5

I have been digging the Rhone wines I have had recently. Really good now. Has almost an earthy base before some nice ripe berry fruit starts showing. — 5 years ago

with Jeni

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Lots of mango, peach and some honey in this medium- bodied, flavorful white. — 6 years ago

Lindsey King

9.1

Upfront and transparent and confrontational. Strong posture. Wears a leather jacket in the summer. Blood and rust and repressed tears and a grainy black and white western. Cigarettes that he rips the filter off of to make them stronger. — 7 years ago