Cave Sébastien Blachon
Margariat Saint-Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
This is such an utterly brilliant wine. Just beyond. Nose is the most vivid olives and gorgeous blackberry fruit and granite infused love. 9.8 nose. Utterly captivating. Palate is rich and ripe but teeming with granitic energy. Unreal inner mouth olive aromas, and just insanely juicy and painfully concentrated. Unreal length and I only showing 10% of itself and we are at 9.8. I will be back. Wow. Unreal finesse now and length. There is a dark evil to this wine that adds to the overall vibe. Outrageous florals now an hour in. Really meaty element now as well. So supple and silky but firm structure, minerals and granite on the finish. Tannins getting more imposing but ripe and sweet.
This is such an utterly brilliant wine. Just beyond. Nose is the most vivid olives and gorgeous blackberry fruit and granite infused love. 9.8 nose. Utterly captivating. Palate is rich and ripe but teeming with granitic energy. Unreal inner mouth olive aromas, and just insanely juicy and painfully concentrated. Unreal length and I only showing 10% of itself and we are at 9.8. I will be back. Wow. Unreal finesse now and length. There is a dark evil to this wine that adds to the overall vibe. Outrageous florals now an hour in. Really meaty element now as well. So supple and silky but firm structure, minerals and granite on the finish. Tannins getting more imposing but ripe and sweet.
Jan 14th, 2025
Syrah dialed to 11; nose is crazy concentrated brambles, smoke, meat, leather; palate intense blackberry, blueberry compote, loads of mineral, black pepper in the background; intensely structured. Obviously way too young; second day was 9.6+; I can’t wait to revisit in 5-10 years. Fantastic. @Lyle Fass
Syrah dialed to 11; nose is crazy concentrated brambles, smoke, meat, leather; palate intense blackberry, blueberry compote, loads of mineral, black pepper in the background; intensely structured. Obviously way too young; second day was 9.6+; I can’t wait to revisit in 5-10 years. Fantastic. @Lyle Fass
Jan 2nd, 2025