Terroir de Granit St. Joseph Syrah

Deep and feral. Blood and granite all over the nose, along with cracked black peppercorns and dry aged beef. Pretty large-framed for a Saint Joe on the palate. Savory, iron and granite. Still some tannin to shed. I’d thought this would be further along than it is, but it’s got promises to keep and miles to go before it sleeps.

Delicious. A medium bodied, lifted Syrah. Very nice acids buoying the bloody, minerally flavors along. Tannins largely resolved.

Closed but concentrated and not too tannic. With an hour of air the nose starts to give up deep granitic minerality and some very dark berry skin fruit. A bit of graphite and salty iodine too. In the mouth it’s got good flavor density and nice acids. Tannins are obvious but feel like they’ll settle within a couple of years. Great value from WTSO.

Bright and a little tight. Red fruits and violets. Fairly tannic right now. Needs a year in the cellar.