Domaine Bernard Gripa
Les Figuiers Blanc St. Péray White Rhone Blend
St. Péray, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Reeeeeediculous. 14 and 16 are both similar and brilliant white Rhone vintages. High on the acid and low on the gras. Preposterous nose. Just superb complexity. Lanolin, herbs, granite, minerals. Really wide. Wow, insane palate. This was a barn burner when young and then closed beyond anything and now is wide open. Unreal palate. So delineated and pure. So clean and complex. Juicy, yet chewy and super engaging. Wow this is awesome. Nose is heaven. Sick. Best bottle of Figuiers I’ve ever had. So racy, so concentrated and dare I say Rieslingesque? Amazing finish. So linear. Preposterously great.
Reeeeeediculous. 14 and 16 are both similar and brilliant white Rhone vintages. High on the acid and low on the gras. Preposterous nose. Just superb complexity. Lanolin, herbs, granite, minerals. Really wide. Wow, insane palate. This was a barn burner when young and then closed beyond anything and now is wide open. Unreal palate. So delineated and pure. So clean and complex. Juicy, yet chewy and super engaging. Wow this is awesome. Nose is heaven. Sick. Best bottle of Figuiers I’ve ever had. So racy, so concentrated and dare I say Rieslingesque? Amazing finish. So linear. Preposterously great.
Aug 23rd, 2021This was insanely closed on day 1 that is was hard to choke down. But on day 3, this has done a 180 and is glorious with stunning exotic fruits, a clear defined structure, lovely crunchiness and purity with amazing length and an ocean based minerality. When white Rhone closes it is not having it is the lesson here. Basically if you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best.
This was insanely closed on day 1 that is was hard to choke down. But on day 3, this has done a 180 and is glorious with stunning exotic fruits, a clear defined structure, lovely crunchiness and purity with amazing length and an ocean based minerality. When white Rhone closes it is not having it is the lesson here. Basically if you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best.
Nov 19th, 2018
Color is very intriguing, probably the lightest pale yellow I've ever seen.
Nose has dried citrus, dried fruits and a touch of alcohol.
Palate is clean and floral; white flowers, honey, touch of beeswax maybe, light oak influence.
70% Roussanne & 30% Marsanne
I think this is mostly closed for business, we'll revisit tomorrow and the rest in like a 5-8 years.
24hr Update: Slight improvement, honey with minor lemon skin notes.
Color is very intriguing, probably the lightest pale yellow I've ever seen.
Nose has dried citrus, dried fruits and a touch of alcohol.
Palate is clean and floral; white flowers, honey, touch of beeswax maybe, light oak influence.
70% Roussanne & 30% Marsanne
I think this is mostly closed for business, we'll revisit tomorrow and the rest in like a 5-8 years.
24hr Update: Slight improvement, honey with minor lemon skin notes.
7/23 lovely unctuous soft beautiful white. 88
7/23 lovely unctuous soft beautiful white. 88
Jul 27th, 2023
Nose : elegantly tropical. As it opens white flowers. Porcini.
Palate: mineral. Light tropicality.
Better in 2-3 years.
Bought from fass selections.
Nose : elegantly tropical. As it opens white flowers. Porcini.
Palate: mineral. Light tropicality.
Better in 2-3 years.
Bought from fass selections.
Beautifully layered, pear, stone fruit, minerality. Lovely. Drinking the 2016 in Lyon.
Beautifully layered, pear, stone fruit, minerality. Lovely. Drinking the 2016 in Lyon.
May 10th, 2019