Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 2006 | Serine is an old and rare Syrah grape. I felt very lucky to taste this wine which at 19 years offered an intruiging expressive smell that opened up like a peacock tail. I could easily keep smelling and not tasting, such a joy the complex smell offered. Very well balanced, great wine imo. — 11 days ago

with Liselotte

Steve Anderson

9.0

Just ok wrt expectations. With the exception of La Doriane, not getting much joy from Guigal these days. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Off their list for TG dinner. Always hits the spot with its rich dark fruit & spice — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90min. The 2020 pours a deep ruby/purple color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of powerful ripe dark and blue fruits: Marionberries, figs, purple flowers, bacon fat, black olives, rocky minerals and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Young, but this is another lovely vintage of Chave Saint-Joseph. Give it time. Best after 2030 and drink through 2040+. — 20 days ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Gonon always succeeds in creating stunning Syrah’s from his granite soils. Wine is amazingly alive and totally in balance. — 2 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Quite restrained aromatically at first but opened up a bit over the course of the evening. Honeysuckle, marzipan, Meyer lemon, pit fruit and melon, stony finish, broad on the palate. Still a spot on thanksgiving pairing — 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Great drinking SJ — 24 days ago

Matthew Cohen

8.9

Nose: a touch green.

Palate: some spritz. Medium cherry fruit. Very fresh. — a month ago

Thien Bui

9.2

Well made lovely — 2 months ago

Thien Bui

9.2

Recommended very well made buy a case for every year out 2035 — 3 months ago