Northern Rhône

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 1978

From Mag. An absolute wow of a bottle. The nose is crazy intense, lucid and profound. Dark plum fruit with a whiff of band aid, iron, black pepper, a tangy meatiness. Loads of delicate floral notes floating around, but a soulful and pristine bottle. As fresh as an early 2000’s bottle but so much age and precision going on. Wonderful. Just spectacular. — 19 hours ago

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Thierry Allemand

Cornas Reynard (R) Syrah 2011

This was open, ready to go with an amazing perfumed nose displaying an elegant, silky mouthfeel. Notes of blood, iron, black olive tapenade, graphite, licorice, savory spice & black cherry, berry fruit. — 15 days ago

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Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 2022

97/98 lovely strawberry chocolate and wild raspberry infused in a beautiful mouth filling sensational wine. Sexy Lady. With character…. — 3 days ago

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E. Guigal

Brune et Blonde de Guigal Côte-Rotie Syrah

Eric T
9.5

Drinking very well. Refined, smooth, still plenty of fruit. — 5 days ago

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2015

Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.

Pretty nose with wild flowers, red and black fruits, light oak, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, spices, dark chocolates, barnyard, light earth, herbs, licorice and black pepper.

Full-bodied and smooth with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak, licorice, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco, tar, vegetables, bitter herbs and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 9 year old Syrah from Northern Rhône is drinking very nicely now. Rich and fruit forward.

Extracted and in your face kind of wine. A little stinky, in a good way, as expected. Complex, elegant and smooth.

Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next 7 years.

Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime. I had the 2016 not too long ago, and liked it better.

Good by itself and better with food.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$50.
— 6 days ago

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Jay Kline

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I have one more bottle of this in a magnum and in now rush
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@Jay Kline Magnum might have more time

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

L'Hermitage Syrah 2011

25th Anniversary. Things that are sublime. Massive nose of wild herbs and dark fruit. Smooth silky tannins give ways to earthy tones of green oliveand soil. The finish lingers for 20+ seconds. What a treat. — 21 days ago

Scott, Shay and 7 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Blanc Marsanne Roussanne 2011

Great mouthfeel and balance. After 30 minutes the butterscotch became super pronounced. The image is confusing as there’s a red showing, but this was a BLANC. — a month ago

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Neil Valenzuela

Neil Valenzuela

Great wine! I had this vintage a few months ago.

Pierre Gonon

Saint-Joseph Syrah 2020

My wife said it smelled like fart but to my nose pure barnyard, it dissipated (does that make it more fart-like?). Mid-weight and gorgeously textured Syrah with no hard edges, tangy ripe red berry, black tapenade, white pepper and leathery tones in a velvety package. Needed a short decant and was a super match for braised rib. — 7 days ago

Chris, Jay and 16 others liked this
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LOL. The answer is yes, more fart-like.
Bruce Leboff

Bruce Leboff

Nice. This sub appellation is coming on strong. Try the Chave St. Joseph if you haven’t already.

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2012

Another great btl from this vintage showing dark fruits, iron, black olive, pepper, smoked meat, glycerin, dried herbs, spice & violets. This will age effortlessly the next 20 years. — 7 days ago

Tom, Jean-Philip and 7 others liked this

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 2013

2017 - Vintage -(throwing sediment) spiced boysenberry,white pepper, rose petal , spiced cake , softer tannins medium acidity beautiful wine — 20 days ago

Ira, Aravind and 9 others liked this
Douglas Braun

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Sorry this is 2013 Vintage
Mark Eastom

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Sounds amazing.