2005 M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Les Granits - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph (4/9/2008)
Beautiful delineated red and black berries on the nose with a hint of vanilla and a dollop of black coffee. Still a fair amount of tannins on the palate, but this has a lot of material: fruit,…
2005 Pierre Gaillard St. Joseph Les Pierres - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph (12/17/2007)
Serious Syrah. Violets, berry fruit and vanilla on the nose. Balanced palate with refreshing acidity and lots of fruit, all supported by spices. (91 pts.)
Serieuze Syrah. Viooltjes, bessenfruit en vanille in de neus. Gebalanceerde mond met verfrissende…
2005 Alain Paret St. Joseph ‘420 Nuits’ - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph (9/15/2007)
Wow, what a nose: flowers, berry fruit, spices, violets and vanilla. On the slightly lactic palate more vanilla (but not too much), berries, spices and refreshing acidity; the tannins are not too prominent, but they’re certainly looming in…