Purple in color, opaque and bright. Thee nose is powerful with black raspberries, black olives and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, this is concentrated. Lots of black raspberry fruit with underlying minerality. Good acidity. Nice finish.
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Nice showing for this although still on the youthful side. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, black pepper, slightly meaty with b lack olives. Full bodied. Great liveliness. Nice texture. On the palate, black raspberries with underlying char and just a bit of black olives. Nice finish. This should continue to improve for another three to five years and drink well for ten to twelve more after that. This drinks well on its own and even better with food. Stews or chili is a nice choice.
These are great values in Northern Rhone Syrah. Fass Selections is their importer and distributor in the US. For those looking for some different wines, sign up for their daily e-mail blasts of wines for direct sale. While this will improve a bit with cellaring, it drinks well now, especially with a bit of air. Purple in color, ruby swirls. The nose is nice with black raspberries, roasted herbs and slight black pepper. Medium bodied. On the palate, the fruit is a bit lighter but still in the black raspberry vein. An underlying minerality with some char. Good acidity. Nice finish.
Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose is classic and quite nice. Black olives jump from the glass. Also black raspberries, slight black pepper. On the palate, tart black raspberries with nice minerals. Light tannins. Decent acidity. Long finish. Still young and with some upside potential as these gain in complexity.
Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, slight bacon fact, black olives and slight violets. On the palate, this is drinking well. Not yet at peak, but getting there. Some depth. Great balance. Black raspberries, slight char and a bit or earthiness. Good acidity. Long finish. This has a bit more fruit than a "typical" St. Joseph but still shows a nice sense of place. Should be good for a decade or more. Around $25 on release, a great value. A Fass Import wine.
