Domaine Jean-Claude Marsanne

Saint-Joseph Syrah

9.19 ratings
9.23 pro ratings
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Meaty, minty and peppery nose. Wow. So gamey and bloody. Pedal to the medal St. Joseph. Ultra traditional stuff here. Lots of olive and all on a serious granitic background. Palate is elegant and so refined but also has a wild side in that it’s super gamey, olivey and very supple and has good red berry sweetness. Really clean. These wines get cleaner every year without losing their feral edge. Very fine tannin. Also some youthful austerity. Needs air. I will be back. As this opens up exotic tea scents. Maybe oolong and Puer-eh. Great concentration and super silky and long. This is so good. 19 is also best vintage since 15.

Meaty, minty and peppery nose. Wow. So gamey and bloody. Pedal to the medal St. Joseph. Ultra traditional stuff here. Lots of olive and all on a serious granitic background. Palate is elegant and so refined but also has a wild side in that it’s super gamey, olivey and very supple and has good red berry sweetness. Really clean. These wines get cleaner every year without losing their feral edge. Very fine tannin. Also some youthful austerity. Needs air. I will be back. As this opens up exotic tea scents. Maybe oolong and Puer-eh. Great concentration and super silky and long. This is so good. 19 is also best vintage since 15.

May 21st, 2023
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

8.9

Ripe and rich and great aromas but the 15% is showing tonight.

Ripe and rich and great aromas but the 15% is showing tonight.

Nov 4th, 2022
Martin Bergo

Although this is still a young wine, I am glad to say that after atleast half-a-dozen recent disappointments with wines from @SaintJoseph this one is both exciting and of great quality. Dark fruit, spices, meat, blood, mint, and some flower petals; a rich, tannic and food-craving wine.

Although this is still a young wine, I am glad to say that after atleast half-a-dozen recent disappointments with wines from @SaintJoseph this one is both exciting and of great quality. Dark fruit, spices, meat, blood, mint, and some flower petals; a rich, tannic and food-craving wine.

Dec 10th, 2021
Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

Old school. Liked a lot but maybe not as much as Lyle Fass.

Old school. Liked a lot but maybe not as much as Lyle Fass.

Nov 2nd, 2023
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

2019 vintage. As rustic as ever. Blood. Earth. Plum. Stems. Heavy body. A step or two above a solid workhorse but not flighty. Tremendous punch. Could be wrong but think this producer only does Saint Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage and both are great QPR. 10.30.24.

2019 vintage. As rustic as ever. Blood. Earth. Plum. Stems. Heavy body. A step or two above a solid workhorse but not flighty. Tremendous punch. Could be wrong but think this producer only does Saint Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage and both are great QPR. 10.30.24.

Oct 30th, 2024
Felicity Yost

Good full bodied

Good full bodied

Apr 16th, 2023
Ryan Brady

Ryan had this a month ago

Ryan had this a month ago

Oct 11th, 2024
Paul McNitt

Paul had this 3 years ago

Paul had this 3 years ago

Feb 6th, 2022
May Caudillo

May had this 3 years ago

May had this 3 years ago

Jan 30th, 2022
T.Lemonade

T.Lemonade had this 3 years ago

T.Lemonade had this 3 years ago

Jan 22nd, 2022