The Great Northern Whites

Noël Verset

Cornas Syrah 1990

Lovely aromatics of earth, smoke and redfruits, very solid core of dried red berry and super savory flavors, still great balancing acidity, a little less of the rustic notes in this one compared to the 1985 Verset from last Saturday, long, lingering finish, another great Verset Cornas!! — 23 days ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Tom, David and 7 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Saint-Joseph Syrah

Depth and concentration, this bottle is an ode to south saint joseph wines, with great balance and complexity. To achieve a better grade I need more finesse, but the vintages is also like that — a month ago

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 2010

Jan A
9.5

Still could use another 5 years, but great already! — 4 months ago

Jan, Tom and 23 others liked this

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 1999

Explosive nose of black cherry, smoke, bacon fat, savory spices, dried herbs & violets. Great vintage for Jamet that is reaching full maturity — 14 days ago

Tom, David and 13 others liked this

E. Guigal

La Turque Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2013

Tasting the 2013 La Las this was the weakest of the three. A good wine but not great and lacking in wow factor. Probably too young but more bla bla than la la at the moment. — a month ago

Tyler, Tom and 10 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Claude Marsanne

Saint-Joseph Syrah 2019

2019 vintage. As rustic as ever. Blood. Earth. Plum. Stems. Heavy body. A step or two above a solid workhorse but not flighty. Tremendous punch. Could be wrong but think this producer only does Saint Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage and both are great QPR. 10.30.24. — 3 months ago

Ted, Andrew and 11 others liked this
Lyle Fass

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So overlooked and it’s maybe the most classic old school St Jo since Trollat. And way better.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Lyle Fass Love this producer. Obscenely underpriced and that is not something I can say often enough.

E. Guigal

Château d'Ampuis Côte-Rôtie Syrah

Loved@it Great balance Medium bodied and can go with anything — 24 days ago

Thierry Allemand

Cornas Reynard (R) Syrah 2008

Another great one from the master that has an elegant, silky mouthfeel showing red & black fruit, savory spice with notes of glycerin, pepper, olive, blood & violets — a month ago

Severn, Tom and 10 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2015

great fruit. Fresh and primary. Needs time but great potential — 2 months ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul
Shay, Jan and 10 others liked this

Pierre Gonon

Saint-Joseph Syrah 2017

Another great btl — 4 months ago

Jean-Philip, Juan and 7 others liked this