Chemin de Sainte-Epine Saint-Joseph Syrah

Big deep grapey nose. Tons of granite and blackberry but also red berries as well. A very evocative and encompassing nose. Some pepper, spice and herbs as well. Complex and inviting. Palate is soft and structured with an intense pepperiness. Supple and melty with gorgeous red fruits and also blackberry. Very pure and perfectly balanced with really nice tannins. Excellent wine.

Nose is so seductive. Wow. Violets. Meat, dark berry fruit. Unreal granite and just so expressive. I’m thrilled how great this is. Stunning. Raspberry spice cake. Just sick. 9.6 nose. Smells like God’s Jelly Donut. Palate is juicy, precise and lean. Wow is this slathered with minerals, but seems a bit closed initially. But man is poised, concentrated and slathered with gorgeous minerals. Long floral/berry infused finish. Let’s see how this develops but so fine now.

One of the most accessible 2019’s so far. Gorgeous aromas of granite, black olive and bursting with ripe blackberries. Fresh ceramic clay as well. So aromatically pure. Palate is awash in granite, black olives and sexy blue and black berry fruits. Supple and sultry texture with grainy and fine tannins. Just gorgeous. A hidden structure suggests good mid term aging. Really fresh and energetic.

Wonderful showing. White pepper, granite, lavender, dark berries and earth. Loads of aroma presented gracefully. Some olive as well. Just lovely. Palate is ripe, generous and juicy but also super fresh, energetic and dynamic. Terrific acids in this. All the fruit is red and roaring. Lovely velvety tannins and a long finish suggests this can and will age for a while. Superb clarity here. Superb granite on the finish. Really long finish.

Gorgeous nose of vivid red berry fruit, black olive, granite and just gorgeous aromatic purity. Cocoa, bittersweet chocolate. Very very complex. Palate is all granite and energy with tasty black olive and a granitic sappy red berry finish. Velvety sweet tannins and a complex very olivey finish. Terrific red and black berry fruit and great length and complexity. Awesome mouthfeel and purity. Great finesse. So well made.

A new St. Epine! Wow. Nose of white pepper, dark and red berries, game, olive, lavender, huge granite, some lanolin and so so stunningly clean. Such aromatic detail and depth. So elegant, juicy and balanced with super high quality tannins and lovely freshness .Man those tannins. So sleek. So refined. The level of precision is off the charts. Wow. Stunning.

Meg had this 3 years ago

Palate is elegant sweet fruit. Lovely Silky texture. Definitely on the elegant side of st Joseph

On open this is closed.

licorice flower internal aromatics.

Bought from fass selections.