Domaine Gilles Barge
Clos Martinets St. Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Love this St. Joseph. Such a different more “Côte-Rotie” style than the classic Mauves, Tournon, Epine styles. Super floral. Violets and more violets. Gorgeous precise and high toned aromas of mineral and lavender as well. Gorgeous red fruits and a lovely smokey, meaty and gamey element. Palate is structured and refined, and a bit tight out of the bottle but does blossom after an hour, but ideally I’d sit on this. Precise and linear, gamey, with huge granitic minerality and wonderfully pure. Give this 3-5 more years. But gorgeous wine if a bit young.
Love this St. Joseph. Such a different more “Côte-Rotie” style than the classic Mauves, Tournon, Epine styles. Super floral. Violets and more violets. Gorgeous precise and high toned aromas of mineral and lavender as well. Gorgeous red fruits and a lovely smokey, meaty and gamey element. Palate is structured and refined, and a bit tight out of the bottle but does blossom after an hour, but ideally I’d sit on this. Precise and linear, gamey, with huge granitic minerality and wonderfully pure. Give this 3-5 more years. But gorgeous wine if a bit young.
Sep 28th, 20192006. Soft and velvety. Love the earthy, Dutch liquorice flavours. Very fine tannin Beautiful to drink now. Not too much age, pretty evolution
2006. Soft and velvety. Love the earthy, Dutch liquorice flavours. Very fine tannin Beautiful to drink now. Not too much age, pretty evolution
Oct 7th, 2017Ahhh....2015 St. Joseph. Nose is terrific. Some leather, smoke, dark berry fruits. Soil tones. Super complex. Palate is phenomenal. Juicy and elegant. Wow. Is this elegant or what? Amazingly pure fruit and just brilliant balance. Nice structure as well. This has so much promise. But fun to taste now. Peppery finish and the fruit on this is remarkable. A great wine.
Ahhh....2015 St. Joseph. Nose is terrific. Some leather, smoke, dark berry fruits. Soil tones. Super complex. Palate is phenomenal. Juicy and elegant. Wow. Is this elegant or what? Amazingly pure fruit and just brilliant balance. Nice structure as well. This has so much promise. But fun to taste now. Peppery finish and the fruit on this is remarkable. A great wine.
Jul 22nd, 2017Big cherry and berry nose. Smoke, Olive, leather, mint, spice, herbs de Provence, lavender, glorious nose, floral, and so deep and pretty and layered. Palate is super juicy, young and grapey. Fine grained tannins and terrific acidity and freshness. Good granite finish. Lovely.
Big cherry and berry nose. Smoke, Olive, leather, mint, spice, herbs de Provence, lavender, glorious nose, floral, and so deep and pretty and layered. Palate is super juicy, young and grapey. Fine grained tannins and terrific acidity and freshness. Good granite finish. Lovely.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 1st, 2019Gregory had this 8 years ago
Gregory had this 8 years ago
1 person found it helpfulJun 10th, 2017
Huge olive, smoke, and leather on the nose. Olive, ripe black fruit, violets, and sage on the pallet. Slightly grippy tannins as this is very young. Medium acidity. Spectacular example of northern Rhine Syrah! So good.
Huge olive, smoke, and leather on the nose. Olive, ripe black fruit, violets, and sage on the pallet. Slightly grippy tannins as this is very young. Medium acidity. Spectacular example of northern Rhine Syrah! So good.
1 person found it helpfulJan 2nd, 2017Savoury and earthy with beautiful dark fruits and smoked meat finish.
Savoury and earthy with beautiful dark fruits and smoked meat finish.
Oct 17th, 2016
This was a gift. Someone finally got the hint and bought me something useful. GOOD JOB WIFE. YOU ARE A HECK OF A LADY.
This was a gift. Someone finally got the hint and bought me something useful. GOOD JOB WIFE. YOU ARE A HECK OF A LADY.
Sep 15th, 2018
A very nice aged Northern Rhone, meaty with a little pepper and flowers, it is much more about savoriness than fruit, but it still has plenty of the latter left to keep it in balance. Yum.
A very nice aged Northern Rhone, meaty with a little pepper and flowers, it is much more about savoriness than fruit, but it still has plenty of the latter left to keep it in balance. Yum.
Feb 18th, 2018