Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine
Vieilles Vignes St. Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Open for a day and beautiful floral showing. violets and restraint- well made
Open for a day and beautiful floral showing. violets and restraint- well made
1 person found it helpfulNov 22nd, 2015
Black olive, black fruits, savory notes, smoke, aromatic. Elegant palate with silky tannins. Juicy and deep with nice grip and ideally needs 2-3 hours for the ripe yet prominent tannins to flesh out. Nice depth and old vine sap. Terrific length.
Black olive, black fruits, savory notes, smoke, aromatic. Elegant palate with silky tannins. Juicy and deep with nice grip and ideally needs 2-3 hours for the ripe yet prominent tannins to flesh out. Nice depth and old vine sap. Terrific length.
Apr 17th, 2016Gorgeous nose, elegant, wonderful tannins. Velvety, pure and mineral. Long finish and juicy.
Gorgeous nose, elegant, wonderful tannins. Velvety, pure and mineral. Long finish and juicy.
Feb 22nd, 2015
Yum. Still young, but sadly my last btl. I adore this producer.
Yum. Still young, but sadly my last btl. I adore this producer.
Feb 2nd, 2022Not so much evolution from the last btl. Need to be patient with the last btl. After 1 hr open, slow-ox, and vigorous swirling, a lovely nose slowly emerges: sweet, dark, dark, blackberry, soft charcoal and olive notes, and pure granitic minerality. On the palate: granite, fantastic acidity, sweet blackberry, grapefruit pith, perhaps a touch thinner than I would like, especially given the density the nose suggests, the finish is soft black pepper, mixed with chalky tannin. Still very much in the unfurling stage...maybe try to wait 5 more years for the next btl?
Not so much evolution from the last btl. Need to be patient with the last btl. After 1 hr open, slow-ox, and vigorous swirling, a lovely nose slowly emerges: sweet, dark, dark, blackberry, soft charcoal and olive notes, and pure granitic minerality. On the palate: granite, fantastic acidity, sweet blackberry, grapefruit pith, perhaps a touch thinner than I would like, especially given the density the nose suggests, the finish is soft black pepper, mixed with chalky tannin. Still very much in the unfurling stage...maybe try to wait 5 more years for the next btl?
Jan 14th, 2021
Black fruit, soft, diffuse, finishes very dry
Black fruit, soft, diffuse, finishes very dry
Sep 4th, 2018Even better on Day 2 still. Fantastic syrah today!!!! @Lyle Fass ...ex-trollat vines, right?
Even better on Day 2 still. Fantastic syrah today!!!! @Lyle Fass ...ex-trollat vines, right?
Oct 14th, 2019
Not certain about this one. Might have been a bad bottle, but familiar enough with SJ blanc to pass a rating here. May have been hard to taste well after the sugar in the champagne? Table liked it
Not certain about this one. Might have been a bad bottle, but familiar enough with SJ blanc to pass a rating here. May have been hard to taste well after the sugar in the champagne? Table liked it
Oct 16th, 2015