Shay A

9.3

Love FBalthazar’s Chaillot Cornas but never had his SS offering. I’d rather catch most SS wines in their youth to not roll the dice and get them super fresh.

Splash decanted; followed over two days.

Deep purple in the glass with hallmark Cornas aromatics…smoked meat, charcoal, dark potpourri/florals, cassis, blackberries. On the palate, the typical Cornas rusticity is more elegant, with peppered black fruits, sweet smoke, mocha, savory spices. It undoubtedly has a very “pure” profile, showing Syrah without any sort of mask. Good acid and tannin. Day two showed the mid-palate lose steam a bit, which isn’t a big surprise. Lovely bottle. If I could guarantee its evolution, this seemed like it would cruise another 7-10yrs, but who knows with SS! — 9 minutes ago

Andrea Watt

8.9

Violet, blackberry, licorice, and cedar. Lighter than I expected given how dark it is. — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Single vineyard "Les Belles Voyes" in the famous Grand Cru hillside of Oger. Pale lemon with fine creamy mousse and tiny rapid bubble flow, long lees aging. aromas stone fruits and blossom, bread dough and citrus. On the palate flavors of golden apple, peach, lemon citrus and honeysuckle with biscuit toast and nutty notes. Long finish, full-body ending with biscuit, mineral and citrus character. Outstanding! — 5 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Textbook Pouilly-Fume. Nose has equal proportions flinty minerality and ripe gooseberry fruit verging into orchard fruit. Zero cat pee or overly green herbal notes. Crisp in the mouth, with nice weight and balance. Some fruit up front transitions into full mineral mode by the end. Would be dynamite with grilled shrimp, but I’ll happily settle for simple sipping before dinner. Since @Delectable Wine isn’t doing locations anymore, I’ll just make believe I’m drinking this in France. — 2 months ago

Manj Gunawardane

9.3

Creamy, confectioners sugar, crisp apple and pear. Structure and lovely backbone. Yum — 5 months ago

Shannon McKeon

9.5

Clean, citrus, light — 3 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Beautiful aromatics, open, expressive showing dark cherry, cassis, mineral that is elegant,floral with pepper, spice & violet — 4 months ago

Manj Gunawardane

9.3

Stones and rocks on the nose to accompany ripe apple, pastry cream.
Rich, full and elegant. More open on tasting than nose suggested. A different giving creature on day 2. — 5 months ago

Ben Lehman

9.2

Hello old friend. Always so good! And at a time when wine prices feel like they’ve exploded, has remained reasonably priced — 10 months ago

Elise Nagahashi

9.0

Blackberry, high tannin, medium body, leather — 5 years ago

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