Chateau St. Jean

Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Syrah

9.220 ratings
9.01 pro ratings
Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
William Langley

Tasting Room Lead/Wine Educator Dry Creek Vineyard, Blogger YnoGuy.com, CSW & WSET III Certified

9.0

Over oaked? Yes, but deliciously so. If your looking for a French-style peppery Syrah, you'll be disappointed. However, if you're looking for rich, toffee, espresso, BlackBerry jam, old fashioned California Syrah, this is your wine.

Over oaked? Yes, but deliciously so. If your looking for a French-style peppery Syrah, you'll be disappointed. However, if you're looking for rich, toffee, espresso, BlackBerry jam, old fashioned California Syrah, this is your wine.

Jul 17th, 2015
Sam Friedland

Took sometime to open up. A hint of fruit, pepper and tannin.

Took sometime to open up. A hint of fruit, pepper and tannin.

Dec 15th, 2021
Sunil Dhaliwal

Solid.

Solid.

Sep 12th, 2018
Neil Ascher

Outstanding. Smooth and velvety with lots of fruit

Outstanding. Smooth and velvety with lots of fruit

Aug 23rd, 2017
Mary H
9.1

Quite good Syrah, with more fruit and less spice

Quite good Syrah, with more fruit and less spice

Jul 30th, 2017
Brent E

Rich. Blackberry fruit. Nice finish.

Rich. Blackberry fruit. Nice finish.

Jul 19th, 2016
Greg Eisenman

Loved this very big wine... Enough to bring a bottle back to the in-laws

Loved this very big wine... Enough to bring a bottle back to the in-laws

Oct 27th, 2013
Jean Paul

Jean had this 6 years ago

Jean had this 6 years ago

Oct 27th, 2018
Kary Vega

Kary had this 6 years ago

Kary had this 6 years ago

Oct 18th, 2018
Matt Delsman

Matt had this 6 years ago

Matt had this 6 years ago

Apr 11th, 2018