Domaine Gilles Barge

Le Combard Côte-Rôtie Syrah

9.332 ratings
9.39 pro ratings
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Top Notes For
brando cox

2013 silky perfection drinking fab in 2025. All the leathery, smoky, BBQ, peppery blackcurrant one can have in a glass. Every taste brings something new. So smooth and wonderful

2013 silky perfection drinking fab in 2025. All the leathery, smoky, BBQ, peppery blackcurrant one can have in a glass. Every taste brings something new. So smooth and wonderful

Aug 22nd, 2025
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

So elegant. Refined. Brilliant. No formal notes.

So elegant. Refined. Brilliant. No formal notes.

Jun 9th, 2022
Scott C

Founder / Co-director SR Wine imports

9.3

Stunning . Old school , my kind of Cote Rotie . Fantastic wine for many years to come . Stunning

Stunning . Old school , my kind of Cote Rotie . Fantastic wine for many years to come . Stunning

Jan 13th, 2019
Matthew Cohen

Needs another 5 years. You can tell it's great now Light fruit. Perfect balance. Lovely acidity. Great texture. But the last impressions of oak are still present and need to integrate. Bought from. Fass selections.

Needs another 5 years. You can tell it's great now Light fruit. Perfect balance. Lovely acidity. Great texture. But the last impressions of oak are still present and need to integrate. Bought from. Fass selections.

2 people found it helpfulDec 9th, 2016
Michael Greene

Intense blue fruit. Whiff of smoke. Mineral. Excellent with duck at Restaurant Mieux in Paris.

Intense blue fruit. Whiff of smoke. Mineral. Excellent with duck at Restaurant Mieux in Paris.

1 person found it helpfulNov 3rd, 2021
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

gorgeous nose, camphor, floral, cocoa, lava, serious serious aromas, juicy, amazing fruit intensity. Silky tannins, so pure. Great 2014.

gorgeous nose, camphor, floral, cocoa, lava, serious serious aromas, juicy, amazing fruit intensity. Silky tannins, so pure. Great 2014.

1 person found it helpfulJan 30th, 2018
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Closed. Really closed. But all is there. Check back in 5 years.

Closed. Really closed. But all is there. Check back in 5 years.

1 person found it helpfulJan 30th, 2018
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

What a nose. Feral, resinous, olives, game and meat, roasted nuts, so expressive, so complete, so complex, palate is pure velvet and so elegant and pure. Essence of Syrah. Here.

What a nose. Feral, resinous, olives, game and meat, roasted nuts, so expressive, so complete, so complex, palate is pure velvet and so elegant and pure. Essence of Syrah. Here.

1 person found it helpfulMay 24th, 2017
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

First Combard in 120 years. No sulfite. Exuberant nose. Big red fruits. Gorgeous and ready to go.

First Combard in 120 years. No sulfite. Exuberant nose. Big red fruits. Gorgeous and ready to go.

Mar 14th, 2017
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Super floral nose. Deep, very silky, very feminine. Elegant. Juicy. Very elegant but closed.

Super floral nose. Deep, very silky, very feminine. Elegant. Juicy. Very elegant but closed.

Mar 10th, 2017