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Les Nobles Rives St. Joseph Syrah

8.614 ratings
8.71 pro ratings
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Matt Trader

I admit this to be a bit young, but I wanted to try Syrah from St. Joseph, so I went for it. The nose is fairly fragrant; it shows lovely classic Northern Rhone Syrah characteristics such as the famed grilled meat juice smell, followed by provancal herbs, cran-pomm juice, and black pepper corn. The juice is dark purple in hue, low rim variation. The pallet exhibits dark black plum skin, under ripe blackberry, and cinnamon, finishing fairly tart and lean, and short.
I am confident that maybe in a few more years this will drink better, but as of now, it is extremely young, with sophomoric complexity. Side note: it is beginning to open up a little after some more time with good ol O2.

I admit this to be a bit young, but I wanted to try Syrah from St. Joseph, so I went for it. The nose is fairly fragrant; it shows lovely classic Northern Rhone Syrah characteristics such as the famed grilled meat juice smell, followed by provancal herbs, cran-pomm juice, and black pepper corn. The juice is dark purple in hue, low rim variation. The pallet exhibits dark black plum skin, under ripe blackberry, and cinnamon, finishing fairly tart and lean, and short.
I am confident that maybe in a few more years this will drink better, but as of now, it is extremely young, with sophomoric complexity. Side note: it is beginning to open up a little after some more time with good ol O2.

Jul 8th, 2016
Trevor Gates

Traditional, refreshing N. Rhone syrah.

Traditional, refreshing N. Rhone syrah.

Jul 2nd, 2017
Andrea Pang

Purple/ruby color, Medium body, medium acidity, medium heavy tannin, cranberry, black pepper; would be a great pairing for a rich pork or pasta dish

Purple/ruby color, Medium body, medium acidity, medium heavy tannin, cranberry, black pepper; would be a great pairing for a rich pork or pasta dish

May 20th, 2017
Greg Rubin

Not overly peppery but thin in the middle.

Not overly peppery but thin in the middle.

Mar 6th, 2015
Eric Crane

Sommelier & Educator Empire Wine Distributors

8.7

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Mar 12th, 2016
Paul Masson

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Dec 11th, 2015
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Jul 7th, 2019
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Jun 16th, 2017
Lucas B

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Feb 28th, 2017
DCH
9.1

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DCH had this 7 years ago

Jan 2nd, 2017