Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine
Vieilles Vignes St. Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Nose is kind of shy, but there's whiffs of dark blackberry, smoke, and cracked rocks. Lively and mouthfilling, with dark fruit and intense minerals. Loads of soft tannin. Long finish. Nice purity here, and it's not nearly at its prime yet.
Nose is kind of shy, but there's whiffs of dark blackberry, smoke, and cracked rocks. Lively and mouthfilling, with dark fruit and intense minerals. Loads of soft tannin. Long finish. Nice purity here, and it's not nearly at its prime yet.
1 person found it helpfulMar 22nd, 2016Keith had this 9 years ago
Keith had this 9 years ago
1 person found it helpfulDec 4th, 2015
Corked! Why do I love? B/c second bottle was racy and lean with spicy fruit on the nose, cherries on the palate and a long finish. Furthermore, buying wines from stand up guys like @Lyle Fass who credit corked bottles is a refreshing change. Thanks for doing right and keep bringing out gems like this!
Corked! Why do I love? B/c second bottle was racy and lean with spicy fruit on the nose, cherries on the palate and a long finish. Furthermore, buying wines from stand up guys like @Lyle Fass who credit corked bottles is a refreshing change. Thanks for doing right and keep bringing out gems like this!
1 person found it helpfulNov 4th, 2015
Meaty, floral nose with classic Syrah character. Very fine tannins and persistent acidity. Black fruit, garrigue, mocha on the palate. Quite nice.
Meaty, floral nose with classic Syrah character. Very fine tannins and persistent acidity. Black fruit, garrigue, mocha on the palate. Quite nice.
1 person found it helpfulAug 6th, 2015PnP. Probably needs air, but was curious to give this a go. Flinty and meaty nose. Fruit on the palate. A little green, but I reckon I am rushing into this a little soon. Would certainly benefit from some air. But for the price, pretty awesome.
PnP. Probably needs air, but was curious to give this a go. Flinty and meaty nose. Fruit on the palate. A little green, but I reckon I am rushing into this a little soon. Would certainly benefit from some air. But for the price, pretty awesome.
1 person found it helpfulMay 15th, 2015The lightest of the three we had tonight. More tannins than the others. Quite good with roast chicken. Enjoyed v. much.
The lightest of the three we had tonight. More tannins than the others. Quite good with roast chicken. Enjoyed v. much.
1 person found it helpfulMay 2nd, 2015
Closed palate. Open nose. Floral, olive, meat. Palate is closed. Bitter almost. Needs air. After air it sweetened up and got more balanced.
Closed palate. Open nose. Floral, olive, meat. Palate is closed. Bitter almost. Needs air. After air it sweetened up and got more balanced.
May 8th, 2016Mineral and airy. Structured and ripe. Touch of oak tannin but so pure. Excellent.
Mineral and airy. Structured and ripe. Touch of oak tannin but so pure. Excellent.
Feb 24th, 2014
Dark, Smokey, black berry fruit, soft tannins, iron and a little lean on mid palate. Not having had many of these, my guess is this is about as good as it’s going to get. Thanks to my brother Tom who hooks me up with a lot of the best wines I have ( no doubt compensating for being a mean big brother... :)) having withdraws a buttermilk roast chicken.
Dark, Smokey, black berry fruit, soft tannins, iron and a little lean on mid palate. Not having had many of these, my guess is this is about as good as it’s going to get. Thanks to my brother Tom who hooks me up with a lot of the best wines I have ( no doubt compensating for being a mean big brother... :)) having withdraws a buttermilk roast chicken.
Apr 27th, 2020
Very drinkable though high tannins. Probably best to age a few years.
Very drinkable though high tannins. Probably best to age a few years.
Nov 12th, 2014