Domaine J. Despesse

Cornas Syrah

9.013 ratings
8.73 pro ratings
Cornas, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Austin Hohnke

Decanted an hour. Lots of sediment. Beautiful nose. Sweet violets. Olives. Blackberries. Balanced and at peak, should hold here for a few years but I don’t see it getting better.

Decanted an hour. Lots of sediment. Beautiful nose. Sweet violets. Olives. Blackberries. Balanced and at peak, should hold here for a few years but I don’t see it getting better.

May 17th, 2022
Laurence Feraud

Soft tasty

Soft tasty

Jul 28th, 2016
Ted
9.3

Just pulled this off the shelf in the cellar. Don’t even remember buying it. Meant to pull another Cornas. With it being on the younger side I was afraid it wouldn’t really show well. Wrong. Initially hit with some black olives but as it opened up black cherry started to appear. Smoky but not overwhelming. Tons of sediment and kinda bummed I didn’t put it through some cheese cloth. Very nice and would definitely buy more.

Just pulled this off the shelf in the cellar. Don’t even remember buying it. Meant to pull another Cornas. With it being on the younger side I was afraid it wouldn’t really show well. Wrong. Initially hit with some black olives but as it opened up black cherry started to appear. Smoky but not overwhelming. Tons of sediment and kinda bummed I didn’t put it through some cheese cloth. Very nice and would definitely buy more.

Nov 4th, 2020
A Pappini

Une belle syrah !

Une belle syrah !

Aug 5th, 2018
Laurence Feraud

Laurence had this 9 years ago

Laurence had this 9 years ago

Dec 12th, 2014
Bruce Baldinger

Bruce had this 5 years ago

Bruce had this 5 years ago

Jul 26th, 2019
Nichole Mao

Nichole had this 6 years ago

Nichole had this 6 years ago

Jan 9th, 2018
Dan Murphy

Territory Manager for Anvil Wine Company

9.3

Dan had this 7 years ago

Dan had this 7 years ago

Apr 30th, 2017
Scott Hoffman

Scott had this 9 years ago

Scott had this 9 years ago

May 10th, 2015
Nicolette Anctil

Nicolette had this 9 years ago

Nicolette had this 9 years ago

Jan 7th, 2015