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2011 Gonon St Joseph.
Upon opening this was heavy, ripe young syrah which I couldn't drink. Decanted 7 hours. Now it tastes almost like a young, darker-fruited Verset. Intensely porky, minerally nose and a gripping palate that follows - pork skins, a dark saline minerality, some very dry dark fruits. Slightly chilled below room temp it's even better, as this dampens the slight astringence.
This is an amazing wine, but I won't open another bottle for 3-5 years.

2011 Sandlands Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands.
Caveat - I only had a glass of this. But for real: this tastes surprisingly like the young Gonon from the other night, with redder fruit (and minus the porky bits). Blinded I'd have been thinking about a fairly old-school Cornas. Intense minerality, good freshness and beautiful acids. Which is amazing to me, considering the source.
But like the Gonon, this is very intense and structured and nowhere ready to drink.
If I had more, I'd hold 'em.
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:

The Sandland's Syrah is a great wine. Edit to my earlier post and great news I think Tegan will continue to make this wine.
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I was shocked, and saddened, when I noticed that Teagan apparently stopped making this wine after 2012.
 
originally posted by slaton:
Compare and contrast2011 Gonon St Joseph.
Upon opening this was heavy, ripe young syrah which I couldn't drink. Decanted 7 hours. Now it tastes almost like a young, darker-fruited Verset. Intensely porky, minerally nose and a gripping palate that follows - pork skins, a dark saline minerality, some very dry dark fruits. Slightly chilled below room temp it's even better, as this dampens the slight astringence.
This is an amazing wine, but I won't open another bottle for 3-5 years.

2011 Sandlands Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands.
Caveat - I only had a glass of this. But for real: this tastes surprisingly like the young Gonon from the other night, with redder fruit (and minus the porky bits). Blinded I'd have been thinking about a fairly old-school Cornas. Intense minerality, good freshness and beautiful acids. Which is amazing to me, considering the source.
But like the Gonon, this is very intense and structured and nowhere ready to drink.
If I had more, I'd hold 'em.
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Very cool and nuanced writeup. I'm afraid Gonon is going to be the next allocated thing (I know it has been since I didn't get any 2006 VV, but still... Chambers was selling 1989 Oliviers as recently as my memory).
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
originally posted by slaton:
Compare and contrast2011 Gonon St Joseph.
Upon opening this was heavy, ripe young syrah which I couldn't drink. Decanted 7 hours. Now it tastes almost like a young, darker-fruited Verset. Intensely porky, minerally nose and a gripping palate that follows - pork skins, a dark saline minerality, some very dry dark fruits. Slightly chilled below room temp it's even better, as this dampens the slight astringence.
This is an amazing wine, but I won't open another bottle for 3-5 years.

2011 Sandlands Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands.
Caveat - I only had a glass of this. But for real: this tastes surprisingly like the young Gonon from the other night, with redder fruit (and minus the porky bits). Blinded I'd have been thinking about a fairly old-school Cornas. Intense minerality, good freshness and beautiful acids. Which is amazing to me, considering the source.
But like the Gonon, this is very intense and structured and nowhere ready to drink.
If I had more, I'd hold 'em.
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Very cool and nuanced writeup. I'm afraid Gonon is going to be the next allocated thing (I know it has been since I didn't get any 2006 VV, but still... Chambers was selling 1989 Oliviers as recently as my memory).
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The VV has been on the double secret CSW mailing list for years now. Gonon normale I still see on offer every year. The pricing, however..,. More and more, my N Rhone experiences are with older wines that I can't afford to replace.

Mark Lipton
 
The VV has been on the double secret CSW mailing list for years now.
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They claim there is no such thing (which is perhaps why you say "double secret"). I've always wondered where all the Ganevat and Overnoy/Houillon came from in all your cellars. Oh well, probably couldn't afford it anyway.
 
Surprisingly Ganevat is all over the place right now. Shit, you can buy it at Bottle King. But Overnoy, it would appear, does not leave the back room.
 
originally posted by slaton:
Compare and contrast2011 Gonon St Joseph.
Upon opening this was heavy, ripe young syrah which I couldn't drink. Decanted 7 hours. Now it tastes almost like a young, darker-fruited Verset. Intensely porky, minerally nose and a gripping palate that follows - pork skins, a dark saline minerality, some very dry dark fruits. Slightly chilled below room temp it's even better, as this dampens the slight astringence.
This is an amazing wine, but I won't open another bottle for 3-5 years.

2011 Sandlands Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands.
Caveat - I only had a glass of this. But for real: this tastes surprisingly like the young Gonon from the other night, with redder fruit (and minus the porky bits). Blinded I'd have been thinking about a fairly old-school Cornas. Intense minerality, good freshness and beautiful acids. Which is amazing to me, considering the source.
But like the Gonon, this is very intense and structured and nowhere ready to drink.
If I had more, I'd hold 'em.
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Got some Gonin...thanks for the holding time advice...
 
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