Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Fresh & sappy, elegant.
I feared a burly, chunky Syrah when I saw this and was super impressed by the elegance and great flow.
Black fruit with a peppery edge, a touch of roast, rocky, slightly smoky undercore.
Fresh and pure, showing beautifully the savoury fruity side of this cool vintage.
On the palate this sings. Polished tannins, juicy fresh acidity, a touch of wood & creamy roundness on the mid palate, nice length and pure finish.
Juicy, fresh and elegant at the same time. Dangerously drinkable while quite sophisticated at the same time.
— 2 days 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. — 4 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

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

Excellently done — a year 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. — 3 years 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 — 6 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... — 10 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Hugely reduced out of the gates. Wow huge sulfur. Palate is red fruited, silky and so supple. Needs mega mega air. Wow what a nose now with air. Olive explosion. feral, meaty, charcuterie and so classic. Palate is so fresh, energetic and silky. So so supple. Amazing purity. Nose still not quite there but it’s going to get there. So silky and such refined tannins. Substantial but refined. Amazing presence. — 2 years 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 — 3 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.0

Wet wool, some botrytis notes w honeysuckle and ginger — 9 years ago