Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

I love this. The VV. Such old vine sap and density while being insanely fresh. So much energy. Really fine tannin here and just intense granite/ blackberry pastille immersion. Terrific showing. One of the most underrated wines in St. Jo. Nose is stunning. Floral, blackberry flower, olive juice, smoked meat, black olive, just wow. Good dark fruited opulence but invigorating as bell. Such contrast. Unreal today. 9.6 to 9.7. Stunning finesse and refinement. So juicy and olivey. Unreal. — 3 months ago

Justin Hansohn

9.2

At the ramen shop the guys all the way in the kitchen could smell the wine just after we opened it 🤯 never had st Joseph Blanc like this. So complex and mineral and not forward with the fat fruit that viognier roussane or Marsanne can sometimes be. Great wine here to be sure — 5 years ago

Sindy Wise

9.2

Ripe blackberry in the nose. Bark, soil and soy with subtle berry on the tongue. #wine #syrah — 9 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

Excellently done — 3 months ago

Martinez

9.0

100% Syrah from a plot in Tournon. Aged for 12-14 months in oak (10% new). Dark ruby color. Aromas of dark fruit, minerals (graphite), medicinal notes (menthol). Full-bodied, structured, relatively austere. Very elegant — 2 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.0

Wet wool, some botrytis notes w honeysuckle and ginger — 8 years ago

Jean Jouvin

9.3

Aussi bien sur une tarte flambée que sur une darne de saumon à la plancha et au gros sel... — 9 years ago

Tim

9.0

Drinking with Mom, Dad, and Emily in France at Alain Jaume! Apparently this is 100% Syrah. Color is purple red for sure. Nose is smokey with maybe some caramelized sugar? The taste is very spicy, leather and smooth. It is very good. — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

2022/7/12-14. Compared to the Joseph Colin Compendium, this was a bit fatter, richer and showed more oak influence (though certainly not excessive in that regard). There’s more smoky mineral in the nose - perhaps a bit of reduction as well - and a bit more juice and depth to the fruit. A few years to integrate more could make it even better. — 3 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

The oak, malo and oxidation at first give the nose a sweet cheesecake aroma, decadent but quite surprising. A powerful and consistent bead of bubbles. After an hour it came together with some air perfectly, morphing into the low dosage beauty that it is.
736 is a blend of 53% Chardonnay, 29% Pinot Noir and 18% Pinot Meunier.

Fun fact: Johann-Joseph Krug, the founder of Krug, left house Jacquesson in 1843 to found the great Champagne house Krug. — 9 years ago