Austin Hohnke

9.1

Smoky violets. Savory with a whiff of grapefruit. Whole cluster. Thoughtful. — 7 months ago

Matt

9.4

Pure pleasure, vivacious, juicy, deeply textured and ripe. A completely different experience than LBT — 7 months ago

Charlie Tapp

8.9

Needs time. Black fruit and dark flowers. — 9 months ago

Brian Reedy

9.3

Light, bright, tart cherry, nice finish. So balanced and well done. Can’t wait to see what this family does with Williams Selyem and CA grapes in the years ahead — 3 years ago

with Sarah

Hampus Bejnö

9.2

Svartpeppar, indisk långpeppar och granskog i näsan. Lång, relativt återhållen och kryddig smak men höga tanniner som gör sig bäst till mat med fett och sälta. Seriös spelare som dock kanske inte gör sig bäst att dricka som sällskapsvin med nuvarande ålder på nacken. — 6 years ago

with André

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Another scorching day, another record temperature falls. Still too hot to go red and I wanted to rock a nice Cabernet. Well...not yet. A little Sauvignon Blanc to battle the heat. And, a warm up to next weeks JP party. On the nose; jasmine, green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, honey notes, bees wax, soft volcanic minerals and yellow florals. The fruits on the palate are not as pronounced as they are on the nose. Peach, green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, honey notes, bees wax, soft volcanic minerals, oily body, round acidity & finish with yellow florals. @ no chips & salsa 💃 @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher — 7 years ago

Joyce Lin

9.2

Earthy, dusty, Violet, red/black cherry, blueberry, earl grey tea, mint, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg. Complex with layer of flavor. Med plus body with med to med plus acidity, med plus tannin. A beautiful st Joseph — 8 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

10

2006 - dried figs, smoke, soy, dried earth & then the telling grapefruit :) — 9 years ago

with Femi and Jodi

Paul Chung

8.9

Light, well balanced, slight pear notes on the nose. — 10 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

I hadn't had this wine in a couple of vintages and I always have had a sweet spot for it. It's a bit more austere and serious than previous vintages I tasted, and a bit more complex too.
Licorice, blackberry, leather, a touch of mint, some Cola notes and some heat... Wow it's a serious nose, a lot let's playful and fruitful than in my memories. The palate shows a great acid drive, some serious grip, some width, some matter on the edges, a nice blackberry note through and through, along with, again, these Cola notes that I usually associate with natural gamays from the Beaujolais region, some grippy tannins kick off in the rear, powering a long, fruity, grippy finish that lasts for a very long time. These tannins tend to make the wine a bit more austere and complex but the Cola notes remind you it's an organic, natural wine style too. I like it very much. And this is the entry level cuvée of this Domaine! — 7 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Wow. This has aged beautifully.

Nose : apricot skin.

Palate : apricots. A hint of unctuous ness. Really delicious. Nectar. Kiss of honey.

Fass selections — 8 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Dark ruby color, with purple edges, with aromas of red fruits and herb pepper spice. On the palate flavors of blueberry and plum with pepper, licorice and herb spice. Firm tannins, medium finish ending with fruit and and mineral spice. — 10 months ago

Katharine Bodan

9.0

Fruity and easy drinking. Not dry. — 4 years ago

with Mike

Muralee Murugesu

9.5

Wow! this is a purest form of saint Joseph. Absolutely delicious with clean silky tannin finish. Deep in colour with lively ripe black berry explosion in the mouth. Hints of leather and lime stone on the nose...ready to drink. Guigal delivers, but now I can’t wait to try the epic 2015. — 6 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

8.9

Fun wine here! Great value. Rich blackberry meat on the palate and herbs and bologna on the nose. Doesn't sound as good as it is. — 7 years ago

with Mariah, Maxwell and 1 other

Michael Perry

9.1

Excellent. — 8 years ago

Sean Shafik

8.9

Just hanging on — 9 years ago

Nancy Pan

9.3

A powerful wine, dark berries, quite spicy, good acidity and firm tannin, with long aging potential — 10 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.7

Gaillard: the gentlest giant of the Rhône whose wines are always what I want them to be and more. Wish you were here! — 10 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Stunning. Marzipan, smoke, cheese rind, lemon, almond. Very clean and chiseled but with ample roundness on the finish. Should continue to evolve for some time — 7 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Another great btl from the master of SJ. This had palate staining concentration , balanced with beautiful aromatics of black cherry, berry fruit, sweet & savory spice, graphite, licorice, meat, iron & violets. — 7 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

Great St. Joseph, but shut down compared to when I tasted in 2018. Needs another 5. Black pepper, blackberry, violets. — 8 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Consistent with previous—reliably excellent rhone white — a year ago

Juan Pablo Perez

9.0

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

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



— 6 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.3

Dollar for dollar winner of the night. Savory from nose to palate. All sorts of green olives, pepper and earth... — 6 years ago

with Grant

Florian Feder

9.2

Very clean. — 8 years ago

Niamh Hughes

9.3

Spicy and light with plum flavor — 8 years ago

Philippe Dupuis

9.4

Concentration and freshness. The very unique Graillot touch. — 9 years ago

Nathaniel Vitan

9.3

Dried flowers, pepper, and toffee. Lovely. — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Mineral and airy. Structured and ripe. Touch of oak tannin but so pure. Excellent. — 10 years ago