TomHill wrote:Nicely done article in today's NYTimes by Eric on the wines of StJoseph:
NYTimes:StJoseph
Interesting about Chave resurecting his family's old vnyds in StJoseph.
StJoseph is where I mostly look anymore for values in NorthernRhone Syrah, now that C-R & Hermitage are so friggin' expensive.
Tom
Richard Fadeley wrote:If you have access to a Total Wine they have a nice selection of Croze-Hermitage. I like the entry level '09 from Cave de Tain ($16.99) and the '09 Haut de Fiefs ($21) is even more complex. But their basic Croze-Hermitage is nice and spicy. '09 was purportedly a stellar vintage. I think a few other stores carry the Cave de Tain wines as well. It is not a Total Wine exclusive.
Andrew Bair wrote:Somehow, Syrah hasn't moved me yet in the same way that Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo can.
I'm also not certain that I can really differentiate between a St. Joseph and a Crozes, but that's another topic.
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Rahsaan wrote:I don't think anyone can. Part of the point in that article - as I read it - was that St. Joseph is so large it is not going to have a specific terroir slant. (And the same could be said of Crozes) Instead, people could become more aware of what the different areas in St. Joseph have to offer.
David M. Bueker wrote:Rahsaan wrote:I don't think anyone can. Part of the point in that article - as I read it - was that St. Joseph is so large it is not going to have a specific terroir slant. (And the same could be said of Crozes) Instead, people could become more aware of what the different areas in St. Joseph have to offer.
I get the first part of your statement here, but not the second. If St. Joseph is too small to have a terroir slant, then what would it offer to slice it up into different areas for appreciation?
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Richard Fadeley wrote:If you have access to a Total Wine they have a nice selection of Croze-Hermitage. I like the entry level '09 from Cave de Tain ($16.99) and the '09 Haut de Fiefs ($21) is even more complex. But their basic Croze-Hermitage is nice and spicy. '09 was purportedly a stellar vintage. I think a few other stores carry the Cave de Tain wines as well. It is not a Total Wine exclusive.
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