Domaine des Pierres Sèches Sylvain Gauthier
Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
A wine drinking so well now from an overlooked vintage. Nose has classic pepper, wet earth, grapey blackberry, some floral and cassis. A big fruity Syrah expressive nose. Palate has lovely freshness and purity with terrific high toned fruit that is extremely straight and linear. Nice tangy fruit and good length. Very good wine and value.
A wine drinking so well now from an overlooked vintage. Nose has classic pepper, wet earth, grapey blackberry, some floral and cassis. A big fruity Syrah expressive nose. Palate has lovely freshness and purity with terrific high toned fruit that is extremely straight and linear. Nice tangy fruit and good length. Very good wine and value.
Mar 30th, 2019
Classic Northern Rhône (more specifically Saint Joseph)-like nose. Oodles of crushed granite dust, very spicy blackberry-skin fruit, and you can actually sense the acidity on the nose. Almost a Loire-like freshness in the mouth, though it’s plainly Syrah. Savory, minerally, very pure and with mouth-watering acidity, which makes sense at only 12% alcohol. Basically duels Herve Souhaut to a draw at Herve’s own game.
Classic Northern Rhône (more specifically Saint Joseph)-like nose. Oodles of crushed granite dust, very spicy blackberry-skin fruit, and you can actually sense the acidity on the nose. Almost a Loire-like freshness in the mouth, though it’s plainly Syrah. Savory, minerally, very pure and with mouth-watering acidity, which makes sense at only 12% alcohol. Basically duels Herve Souhaut to a draw at Herve’s own game.
Jul 18th, 2018
My Go to entry level northern Rhone Syrah. Great gamey nose. Awesome acidity on the palate. A hint of green pepper this year. But soooooooo fresh.
My Go to entry level northern Rhone Syrah. Great gamey nose. Awesome acidity on the palate. A hint of green pepper this year. But soooooooo fresh.
1 person found it helpfulJun 5th, 2016Incredibly lifted nose with pungent cracked granite, cracked peppercorns, and lots of savory things going on. So bright and juicy in the mouth. Great acids. Just tastes like someone tried to make a lemonade-like concoction using stones that existed before there was any life on earth. It's mesmerizing and fun at the same time. Weird thing is, it's hard to detect fruit!
Incredibly lifted nose with pungent cracked granite, cracked peppercorns, and lots of savory things going on. So bright and juicy in the mouth. Great acids. Just tastes like someone tried to make a lemonade-like concoction using stones that existed before there was any life on earth. It's mesmerizing and fun at the same time. Weird thing is, it's hard to detect fruit!
Mar 27th, 2017One of of my favorite values in the Northern Rhone. Hugely fruity nose. Deep berry fruit. Ripe and juicy palate with huge fruit. Sappy and dense with startling depth for a wine so humble. Brilliant. So juicy. Great texture.
One of of my favorite values in the Northern Rhone. Hugely fruity nose. Deep berry fruit. Ripe and juicy palate with huge fruit. Sappy and dense with startling depth for a wine so humble. Brilliant. So juicy. Great texture.
Nov 17th, 2016Juicy and complex. So deep. Great texture.
Juicy and complex. So deep. Great texture.
Feb 28th, 2016100% Roussanne! Beautiful nose. Acid, freshness, Rieslingesque. Structured and very very pure. Top class.
100% Roussanne! Beautiful nose. Acid, freshness, Rieslingesque. Structured and very very pure. Top class.
Feb 28th, 2016Naked Syrah. 100% tank raised. Pure and supple. Balanced and fresh. Nose gets tarry, leathery. Dense.
Naked Syrah. 100% tank raised. Pure and supple. Balanced and fresh. Nose gets tarry, leathery. Dense.
Jan 28th, 2016Great nose. Terrific and bright. Excellent nose. Huge fruit. Grapey at this point as bottled 3 days ago. So a bit shocked but it is all there.
Great nose. Terrific and bright. Excellent nose. Huge fruit. Grapey at this point as bottled 3 days ago. So a bit shocked but it is all there.
Feb 22nd, 2015