Guy Farge
Passion de Terrasses St. Joseph Syrah
St. Joseph, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Very solid northern rhone find from the Flatiron emailers. Soft black olives dominant.
Very solid northern rhone find from the Flatiron emailers. Soft black olives dominant.
Jul 10th, 2016
The color appears on the lighter side of what I would expect from a Rhone syrah. Ruby, quite transparent but no bricking yet. The wine airs well with a lot of flowery characters - rose petal, violet, and a slight hint of vine stem. Structurally in tact at 4 years of age. Medium plus acidity and tannin. Elegant with, again, floral showing on the palate backed by red cherry, some earthy, and mushroomy notes as well as slight meatiness. Good quaffable Saint Joseph that would do probably better with 4-5 years more of cellaring time. 89+
The color appears on the lighter side of what I would expect from a Rhone syrah. Ruby, quite transparent but no bricking yet. The wine airs well with a lot of flowery characters - rose petal, violet, and a slight hint of vine stem. Structurally in tact at 4 years of age. Medium plus acidity and tannin. Elegant with, again, floral showing on the palate backed by red cherry, some earthy, and mushroomy notes as well as slight meatiness. Good quaffable Saint Joseph that would do probably better with 4-5 years more of cellaring time. 89+
May 16th, 2017
Dirty filthy barnyard mushroom and truffle old world Syrah. A bit of sour cherry candy on the finish
Dirty filthy barnyard mushroom and truffle old world Syrah. A bit of sour cherry candy on the finish
Sep 14th, 2016
