Guy Farge
Terroir de Granit St. Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Closed but concentrated and not too tannic. With an hour of air the nose starts to give up deep granitic minerality and some very dark berry skin fruit. A bit of graphite and salty iodine too. In the mouth it’s got good flavor density and nice acids. Tannins are obvious but feel like they’ll settle within a couple of years. Great value from WTSO.
Closed but concentrated and not too tannic. With an hour of air the nose starts to give up deep granitic minerality and some very dark berry skin fruit. A bit of graphite and salty iodine too. In the mouth it’s got good flavor density and nice acids. Tannins are obvious but feel like they’ll settle within a couple of years. Great value from WTSO.
Jun 3rd, 2022
Nose starts out a bit funky. Some reduction but gorgeous dark berry fruit is lurking underneath. The funk has already blown off. Almost. Hint of barnyard. Gorgeous dark berry fruit. Unreal clarity. So much granite as the name implies. Palate is gorgeous. Grippy and granitic with ripe and sweet tannins and oodles of blackberry fruit. Really well put together. Lovely sweetness but also has that 18 youthfulness and I think better in 5 years. What granite though. What minerality. Well made but young. Think 19’s are drinking better now than 18’s.
9.3 to 9.4 overnight. Such finesse and elegance. Very impressive
Nose starts out a bit funky. Some reduction but gorgeous dark berry fruit is lurking underneath. The funk has already blown off. Almost. Hint of barnyard. Gorgeous dark berry fruit. Unreal clarity. So much granite as the name implies. Palate is gorgeous. Grippy and granitic with ripe and sweet tannins and oodles of blackberry fruit. Really well put together. Lovely sweetness but also has that 18 youthfulness and I think better in 5 years. What granite though. What minerality. Well made but young. Think 19’s are drinking better now than 18’s.
9.3 to 9.4 overnight. Such finesse and elegance. Very impressive
Expressive nose of dark fruit and smoke. Medium bodied, with raspberry, violets, a hint of blood, blackberries and chocolate. Fresh acidity and good length.
Expressive nose of dark fruit and smoke. Medium bodied, with raspberry, violets, a hint of blood, blackberries and chocolate. Fresh acidity and good length.
Jul 27th, 2021Nose has wonderful pure blackberry fruit and terrific granitic stank. Loads of smoke, game and herbs. Smells substantial. Floral and raspberry pastille with some air. Very very serious wine. Palate is crazy fresh with crazy granitic energy. Wow that is one mineral St. Joseph. Love it. Palate has insane complexity, energy and purity. Big structure. This is awfully good. Finishes on a complex peppery note. This is like 80% old school as it comes but with a hint of 20% traditionally polished style. I love how classic this is but also how the hard edges of old school are smoothed over. Incredible granitic expression as the name of the wine suggests. Fruit is more of the red and blue kind on the palate and it had a boundless coiled energy that is waiting to release something. I’ll be back.
It’s getting more round on the palate and velvety without sacrificing any of its energy. What a finish and a mid palate one can get lost in. Really really long. 9.3 to 9.4. Oh man it gets crazy sappy.
Picks up terrific finesse at 2 hour mark or so. Really classy wine.
Nose has wonderful pure blackberry fruit and terrific granitic stank. Loads of smoke, game and herbs. Smells substantial. Floral and raspberry pastille with some air. Very very serious wine. Palate is crazy fresh with crazy granitic energy. Wow that is one mineral St. Joseph. Love it. Palate has insane complexity, energy and purity. Big structure. This is awfully good. Finishes on a complex peppery note. This is like 80% old school as it comes but with a hint of 20% traditionally polished style. I love how classic this is but also how the hard edges of old school are smoothed over. Incredible granitic expression as the name of the wine suggests. Fruit is more of the red and blue kind on the palate and it had a boundless coiled energy that is waiting to release something. I’ll be back.
It’s getting more round on the palate and velvety without sacrificing any of its energy. What a finish and a mid palate one can get lost in. Really really long. 9.3 to 9.4. Oh man it gets crazy sappy.
Picks up terrific finesse at 2 hour mark or so. Really classy wine.
Excellent, mineral, lean and food friendly when just opened. Massive, olives and floral the next morning. A powerful red with balanced alcohol #saintjoseph #syrah #granite #delectableapp @WineTraining @Dusan Bradanovich
Excellent, mineral, lean and food friendly when just opened. Massive, olives and floral the next morning. A powerful red with balanced alcohol #saintjoseph #syrah #granite #delectableapp @WineTraining @Dusan Bradanovich
Oct 14th, 2015
Nose: graphite
Palate: very bright. Young. Very fresh crunchy cherries.
As this opens this silky graphite early season cherry thing. Very distinctive.
I think this could be much better in 3 years in a sort of Burgundian sense. Very elegant for. St Joseph. Very red fruited.
Fass selections
Nose: graphite
Palate: very bright. Young. Very fresh crunchy cherries.
As this opens this silky graphite early season cherry thing. Very distinctive.
I think this could be much better in 3 years in a sort of Burgundian sense. Very elegant for. St Joseph. Very red fruited.
Fass selections
Totally delightful. We bought this bottle from Guy himself in 2016. 
Totally delightful. We bought this bottle from Guy himself in 2016. 
Nov 14th, 2023
Bright and a little tight. Red fruits and violets. Fairly tannic right now. Needs a year in the cellar.
Bright and a little tight. Red fruits and violets. Fairly tannic right now. Needs a year in the cellar.
Dec 9th, 2022
N: blackberry, thyme, stones, waft of smoke.
P: rich blackberry juice, hit of pepper, spice, and tiny bit of chocolate, bay leaf, stones. Nice purity of fruit.
Quite nice w coq au vin. Picks up the bacon.
N: blackberry, thyme, stones, waft of smoke.
P: rich blackberry juice, hit of pepper, spice, and tiny bit of chocolate, bay leaf, stones. Nice purity of fruit.
Quite nice w coq au vin. Picks up the bacon.