Shay A

9.4

94-95

My first Gonon StJo…unfortunately, I loved it. Wish these were easier to find at good prices!

At 8yrs, this was so perfumed out of the glass. At 90% whole cluster, it shows typical green/stemmy aromatics but it’s not the dominant note, trending toward green peppercorns, violets/potpurri, olive, and black cherries. Mineral notes, pepper, mix of red and black fruits, mocha, and so much verve on the palate, absolutely buzzing both days. This wine is floral and herbal but with so much power and balanced fruit…kind of a wild-ness to it that I loved. What a beautiful expression of Syrah. Killer.

Day two showed the whole cluster aromatics fade a bit, but it also showed the palate bulk up. So good. — 7 hours ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Opened around 8pm the evening prior, double decanted and left in room temperature until service on Friday evening. In total, this was opened 24hours before service. The 1995 pours a beautiful garnet with transparent core; medium viscosity with moderate stating of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with surprisingly boozy dark fruit. Brambles, cassis, bell pepper, licorice, spearmint and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long with great acidity. Overall, remarkably youthful. While it’s certainly ready to go, it will likely continue some positive evolution over the next couple of decades. Drink now with a long decant through 2045. — a month ago

Brian Nwokedi

8.9

I am not going to stay on the rose dark side but this one was a good vacation buy — 15 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2016 vintage. Last tasted 6.15.24. Still too fleshy for me. Prob need to decant (or open and put back in the reefer for a day or two) for 3 hours to draw out the tannins that, theoretically, should be there. Enjoying the 2006, 2018 and 2019 vintages a bit more currently. **UPDATE**Came across an opened (2/3rd left from last night's party) bottle and retested. Tannins out and looking for nightlife. Upgraded to 9.3 (7.21.24.) 7.20.24. — 6 days ago

Paul J

9.4

PnP. Classic Bordeaux color and nose. Better than my last bottle. Medium plus depth and finish. Great quality for a great price! — 7 days ago

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Juan Pablo Perez

9.1

Nariz: mora, arandano, casssis, ciruela, vainilla, cedro, punta de lapiz, pimiento verde

Boca: Tanino M+, Acidez M/M+, Alcohol M/M+ — 20 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Drinking well, full bodied showing sweet dark fruits, savory spices, crushed rock, mocha & tobacco — 6 days ago

Samuel Tyndall

8.9

Good, nothing knocking my socks off tho. Need more experience with Spain — 3 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.7

Elegant and refined with dark berries and chocolate present in the best way. A beautifully structured wine that benefits from 2 hour decant. Enjoy. — 8 days ago

GaryWEdwards

9.4

Youthful at 19 years that is drinking nicely with a plum jam thing going on. . Very nice juice — 24 days ago