Domaine de Fauterie
Les Combaud St. Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
What a silly showing. Just ridiculous. One of the finest St Jo’s I have ever had. So silky and full of character.
What a silly showing. Just ridiculous. One of the finest St Jo’s I have ever had. So silky and full of character.
Apr 2nd, 2024Another grand slam from Sylvain Bernard. Nose is ultra granite. Some black berry but man is this stoney. Smells like the Cornas but more Burgundian. Maybe the most expressive mineral nose I’ve ever had in a St. Joseph. 9.8 nose. This is doing it for me. It is so expansive. Intoxicating. The level of herbs are incredible. Just a knockout. Elegant and deep on the palate with terrific ripeness and intense concentration. But man is this painfully young. Awesome blancs, purity and length and so juicy with intense mineral grip. This needs to flesh out and the fruit needs to become more prominent. It will. My last French wine for a while!
Another grand slam from Sylvain Bernard. Nose is ultra granite. Some black berry but man is this stoney. Smells like the Cornas but more Burgundian. Maybe the most expressive mineral nose I’ve ever had in a St. Joseph. 9.8 nose. This is doing it for me. It is so expansive. Intoxicating. The level of herbs are incredible. Just a knockout. Elegant and deep on the palate with terrific ripeness and intense concentration. But man is this painfully young. Awesome blancs, purity and length and so juicy with intense mineral grip. This needs to flesh out and the fruit needs to become more prominent. It will. My last French wine for a while!
Aug 11th, 2022
Purple flowers, olive, barely-ripe black fruit, leather, fine drying tannin 😍
Purple flowers, olive, barely-ripe black fruit, leather, fine drying tannin 😍