Cave Sébastien Blachon
Margariat Saint-Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
My weakest bottle of 18 but still stellar. Will post more notes later today for Day 2 as I think it will be better today.
My weakest bottle of 18 but still stellar. Will post more notes later today for Day 2 as I think it will be better today.
Dec 24th, 2022Stunning. So elegant. So aromatic. So pure. Meaty, granite, deep. Closed after 2 hours. But the length. Bright. Length. Brilliant.
Opened up against after 4 hours. Divine violets. Stunning structure here. Minutes finish. A force of a st. Joseph. 9.6 to 9.7. There is so much granite after 4 hours. But tomorrow the fireworks really start.
Stunning. So elegant. So aromatic. So pure. Meaty, granite, deep. Closed after 2 hours. But the length. Bright. Length. Brilliant.
Opened up against after 4 hours. Divine violets. Stunning structure here. Minutes finish. A force of a st. Joseph. 9.6 to 9.7. There is so much granite after 4 hours. But tomorrow the fireworks really start.
Nose is all game, meat and feral St. Joseph aromas. So different than the stoney regular cuvee. Beautiful and classy. A step up. Florals and high toned and unreal, precise and expansive blackberry fruit. Gorgeous menthol and spice on the nose. Just intense and dizzying aromas. 9.5 aromas. Wow. What a palate. Insanely juicy and so deep with just terrific cut. This is a briliant new find. There is real substance and cut here. Awesome palate. Shows exceptional class and refinement. Terrific freshness and sweetness allied with insane granitic cut. Just so so long. This is a revelation. So so delicious. Big structure. This is a 20 year wine. Reminds me a bit of Fauterie st. Joseph Le combaud. Wow. As this airs out it gets more stoney and just so much more precise. So great. Unreal fruit and depth. Magical stuff. Keeps getting more elegant and defined.
Big time update. Amazing length, texture and grip. Takes over your mouth. Unreal fruit and purity. Just a masterpiece. Takes on so much more on day 2. 9.5 to 9.6.
Nose is all game, meat and feral St. Joseph aromas. So different than the stoney regular cuvee. Beautiful and classy. A step up. Florals and high toned and unreal, precise and expansive blackberry fruit. Gorgeous menthol and spice on the nose. Just intense and dizzying aromas. 9.5 aromas. Wow. What a palate. Insanely juicy and so deep with just terrific cut. This is a briliant new find. There is real substance and cut here. Awesome palate. Shows exceptional class and refinement. Terrific freshness and sweetness allied with insane granitic cut. Just so so long. This is a revelation. So so delicious. Big structure. This is a 20 year wine. Reminds me a bit of Fauterie st. Joseph Le combaud. Wow. As this airs out it gets more stoney and just so much more precise. So great. Unreal fruit and depth. Magical stuff. Keeps getting more elegant and defined.
Big time update. Amazing length, texture and grip. Takes over your mouth. Unreal fruit and purity. Just a masterpiece. Takes on so much more on day 2. 9.5 to 9.6.