Domaine Bernard Gripa
St. Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Great nose. Meaty, peppery, dark almost black fruits. So clean. Super gravelly as well. Palate is firm and structured as young Gripa should be. This has stunning flavor hierarchy and delineation all with mind boggling freshness. Needs a few hours to come together but it is all there. Beautiful noble tannins and structured like an old school Bordeaux. Really one of the top wines in the appellation.
AFTER 5 HOURS - the nose is much more soil and granite driven now. Beautiful licorice and black fruits. Palate has fleshed out tremendously with wonderful dark fruit and vigorous yet ripe tannins. This could use 1-2 years to flesh out but it's a great wine.
Great nose. Meaty, peppery, dark almost black fruits. So clean. Super gravelly as well. Palate is firm and structured as young Gripa should be. This has stunning flavor hierarchy and delineation all with mind boggling freshness. Needs a few hours to come together but it is all there. Beautiful noble tannins and structured like an old school Bordeaux. Really one of the top wines in the appellation.
AFTER 5 HOURS - the nose is much more soil and granite driven now. Beautiful licorice and black fruits. Palate has fleshed out tremendously with wonderful dark fruit and vigorous yet ripe tannins. This could use 1-2 years to flesh out but it's a great wine.
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Good, not great
Good, not great
Nov 14th, 2015
Leather, earth, tobacco, copper, big points for the acidity, flat finish.
Leather, earth, tobacco, copper, big points for the acidity, flat finish.
Sep 20th, 2022
Wow. Blood and guts on the nose. Licorice and blackberries on the palate. Great brightness Mineral. Still young. Awesome. Bought from Fass Selections.
Wow. Blood and guts on the nose. Licorice and blackberries on the palate. Great brightness Mineral. Still young. Awesome. Bought from Fass Selections.
Oct 17th, 2018
Feral and meaty. Bit tannic up front, but with some air and food really lightened up. Wet purple rocks. Very good.
Feral and meaty. Bit tannic up front, but with some air and food really lightened up. Wet purple rocks. Very good.
Nov 21st, 2016Very primary but loaded with concentration. This is going to be incredible in a few years.
Very primary but loaded with concentration. This is going to be incredible in a few years.
Aug 13th, 2016Wow. Like a cinder block on the forehead. Dense. Juicy. Dark fruits. But still has acidic balance. Juicy spicy finish. A great wine. Bought from Fass selections.
Wow. Like a cinder block on the forehead. Dense. Juicy. Dark fruits. But still has acidic balance. Juicy spicy finish. A great wine. Bought from Fass selections.
Jul 9th, 2016Delicious and just starting to open up. Classic, peppery spice on the nose with that lean structure and raciness as you drink... Pretty textbook!
Delicious and just starting to open up. Classic, peppery spice on the nose with that lean structure and raciness as you drink... Pretty textbook!
Apr 6th, 2016Its a baby, but all here; the structure, herbal notes, dark fruit, acidity. Glad I have more than one bottle!
Its a baby, but all here; the structure, herbal notes, dark fruit, acidity. Glad I have more than one bottle!
Oct 28th, 2015
Good value. A nice peppery Syrah with good mid-palate depth, blue and black fruits and a shorter dry, salted-meat finish.
Good value. A nice peppery Syrah with good mid-palate depth, blue and black fruits and a shorter dry, salted-meat finish.
Sep 4th, 2015