Domaine Bernard Gripa
Parady Saint-Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
New label for 21. Love it. Nose is ripe cassis, blackberry and red currant. Needs time to open but it’s very lifted, very bright and very 21. Some granite there but needs coaxing. Ok, after some coaxing we got florals, some herbals and really expansive. Gorgeous. But it will give more. Palate is very 21 and is backwards and closed. Hmmmm? Are 21’s closing? Maybe. Balanced and juicy but really dominated by its architecture right now. Great concentration and ripe tannins and major 21 classical structure. Needs air and also a decade. I will return. Some wet earth now developing and herbals but it’s slow moving. Big, drying tannins but a juicy long finish. It’s cranky. But energetic, pure and outrageous length. After 5 hours nose is all blueberries, wild mint, herbs and game. Red fruited as well. Wonderful. So elegant juicy and super mineral. Lush and soft but grippy. 9.4 to 9.5.
New label for 21. Love it. Nose is ripe cassis, blackberry and red currant. Needs time to open but it’s very lifted, very bright and very 21. Some granite there but needs coaxing. Ok, after some coaxing we got florals, some herbals and really expansive. Gorgeous. But it will give more. Palate is very 21 and is backwards and closed. Hmmmm? Are 21’s closing? Maybe. Balanced and juicy but really dominated by its architecture right now. Great concentration and ripe tannins and major 21 classical structure. Needs air and also a decade. I will return. Some wet earth now developing and herbals but it’s slow moving. Big, drying tannins but a juicy long finish. It’s cranky. But energetic, pure and outrageous length. After 5 hours nose is all blueberries, wild mint, herbs and game. Red fruited as well. Wonderful. So elegant juicy and super mineral. Lush and soft but grippy. 9.4 to 9.5.
Aug 5th, 2025