E. Guigal, Saint-Joseph, Vignes de l'Hospice

Quel beau vin! Une Syrah puissante mais élégante, délicieuse, au bois bien intégré (le vin a quand même passé 30 mois en barriques neuves!), bref que du plaisir! Je me mords presque les doigts de ne pas avoir pris plus de temps avec le vin tant j'ai aimé (et qui va dans le sens de mon objectif de boire plus de Rhône Nord). Mon vin de la soirée (Superbe, 93)

2015 vintage

Rich and dense dark fruit. Savory and olive notes. Noticeable tannins that have softened. Feels more like Hermitage than St. Joseph. Still young and primary with a long life ahead of it and although it will improve with more time, it is quite nice already.

2015 vintage

Glizzies and Guigal (Lisa's) : The most overtly floral, but also the most overtly wood-influenced. Veins of warm spice running through dark berry liqueur fruit and only whispers of savory development. All the Northern Rhone '15s I've had the past year have been primary and somewhat coiled up and this is no exception. Still a lot to like though

2015 vintage

Will buy more - this clearly has legs This will be a great wine in about a decade; it still has a ton of primary flavors and needs a bit of time to integrate as second glass (~3 hours of air) is much more integrated. Nose of bacon fat, little bit of smoke, floral and red fruit and red stone fruit Palate mostly of red fruit with a hint of glycerine, graphite, and chalk - no real burn though - …

2015 vintage

The color is almost black. The wine is full-bodied on the palate, providing notes of black berries and fruits, smoke, tobacco, coffee and powder; the last two ones being sure signs of oak-ageing. The wine is still tight and strongly tannic, but it is not overly fruity. I think that the wine will still benefit from ca. 5 years of storaging to make it more balanced and to make its tannins resolved. This is definitely a high-quality wine, but I …

2015 vintage

Wow! The initial harsh tannins were reduced significantly. Black pepper, meat and plums. Yummy!

2015 vintage

Sorry for the reviewers who don’t like their experience This wine delivers in spades… raspberry blackberry Cherry, white pepper , bacon notes, with balance and acidity and minerality and structure.. So much complexity you want to dive right back in for another sip Wine creates a memorable experience which is my highest compliment!!

2015 vintage

60 minute decant. Voluptous nose of violets, blackberries, black currant, black cherry, and fresh mint. Palate delivers a line of dark plum. iron, iodine, and salty notes. Crisp finish of long tannins, cherry, cranberry, acidity, and dusty earth.

2015 vintage

Dark ruby with purple highlights. Took a day to open up. Toasted walnut, smoked meat, tart blackberry and plenty of earth. Rich and wearing a thick coat of fruit, the savory elements are currently buried. The tannins are salty and ripe, and this wants a bit more time - at least another 4-5 years if not 10. More to come. 93+

2015 vintage

I had high hopes on this one and wanted it to be great. One glas right out of the bottle which had a good nose with dark berries, raspberries, leather and blood. In the mouth I got really disappointed, quite short and watery, I found some strawberries but other than that it was not much there. Went back and had a second smell on the cork but it was still fine. I had two glasses the next day with six …

2015 vintage

Très jeune. Fruité Nous envoyons aux oubliettes pour 10ans.

2015 vintage

A single-vineyard Syrah from lieu-dit Chapon, a vineyard above Tournon-sur-Rhône that was created by combining the vineyards purchased from Grippat and Vallouit. The vine age ranges from 20 to 80 years. Aged for 30 months in new French oak barriques. 13,5% alcohol. Tasted half-blind in a tasting of ten 2015 Saint-Joseph wines. Fully opaque blackish-red color with a youthful purplish hue. The nose feels ripe, broad and sunny with lush aromas of vanilla oak and blackberry jam, some boysenberry tones, …

2015 vintage

Decanted for 1hr then drank over the next 2 hrs. A quintessential old world Shiraz, fine tannins, plenty of acid with the fruit opening up during the tasting. Meaty nose and palate. Best with meats or cheese. The score depends on a preference for old vs new world Shiraz. I prefer the latter…so I understand others will give this higher marks. But i will enjoy seeing how this develops throughout the 2020’s decade.

2015 vintage

Hour long decant. Nose of cherries, dark plum, and a hint of orange peel. The palate flows over the tongue with dark red fruit, rocky minerals, cherry pit acidity, and notes of blood orange. It washes up against super-elongated tannins, red fruits, cranberry, and cherry wood. Ready now.

2015 vintage

Awesome wine,,, So complex… Raspberry, blackberry, terroir, spice, minerality… It’s just a wine that gives and gives….wish I had a bunch more..

2015 vintage

I’m a big fan of this. Very voluptuous and complex. Good now with a long decant but should improve for 10 yrs +. Great value.

2015 vintage

Opened an hour before drinking, did not decant. Started to reveal itself after another hour in glass. Taste of berries and slight kick of smoke. Not as funky as other Rhône wines. Very elegant. Great with game meats.

2015 vintage

Pretty classic for St Joseph, a classic style, rather than modern. Needed a couple of hours to open up, would call it high acid, dark fruits, moderate tannins

2015 vintage

Dark berry color, but that is about it. It might have even been turning. Not impressed

2015 vintage

Depth in flavors, velvety mouthfeel, complex, elegant. This is just up my alley. 2 year in the closet and this could be peaking now. Probably the best wine I've ever had. 95-96.

2015 vintage

dark inky black, little clarity, maroon hue Nose: plum, cassis, cigar, tobacco, anise, swine, vanilla, wet earth, green pepper, cedar, smoke, oak Pal: plum, cassis, cigar, sweet tobacco, wet earth, anise, swine, cola, vanilla, minerals, green pepper, smoke, dirt, tannins, oak Feel: full, gritty, dirty Finish: medium, long T8 (could be a 9) very interesting for a St. Joseph, good but almost like a St. Joseph in steroids

2015 vintage

so so

2015 vintage

Delicious nose of berries with herbs and flowers. Deep and rich in the mouth with berries, cassis, and some high toned red fruits. Lots of minerality. Very balanced, stays light on its feet despite the depth.

2015 vintage

100 % syrah. Mørk kraftig sexy frukt med bjørnebær, sødmefulle plommer og krydder på duft. Middels fyldig og lett syrlig vin. Mørkere røde saftig bær, appelsinskall og sjokolade. Fin kompleksitet og god fruktfølelse med fine tanniner. God vin.

2015 vintage

At Gabriel NYC. Fantastic wine. Indeed needs a lot of time to open up but nevertheless great! Super fruit, firm body and long long fruit with spice mixed in. Great bottle. This will last but fun to drink while young.

2015 vintage

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