Synopsis, Our Opinion: OUTSTANDING Syrah…especially paired with goat stew.
Producer/Winery: Lionel Faury; Domaine Faury; Chavanay, France.
Grape Variety: Syrah.
Geographic Appellation: Saint Joseph; Northern Rhône, France.
Vintage: 2015
Price: $28.80 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Goat stew, roasted carrots, mashed potatoes, with Buche de Noel for dessert.
Tasting:
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Opened and decanted one hour before drinking. Opaque, dark purple color with a slightly lighter rim. Intense aromas of earthy plum, very ripe current and mixed mesophytic forest floor after a summer shower. Smooth entry, mid to full body and a slightly raspy texture; lots of spirited plum flavor with hints of playful spice, but SEDUCTIVE round edged structured tannins and a finish that ends tart, dusty and long. Potent wine from start to finish and ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC paired with the goat stew. Vicky said “this was a good wine to share under a toadstool with your favorite gnome”. We live in Kernersville, North Carolina (9-months of the year) and I’ll bet 100 to 1 that nobody in Kernersville had goat stew paired with a wine as good as this Faury Saint Joseph tonight!!! Enough said, this was OUTSTANDING Syrah…especially paired with goat stew.
Philippe Faury and his son Lionel
Photo from Kermit Lynch.
See also: our review of Faury L’Art Zélé Syrah 2015 and Domaine Faury Syrah Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes 2012.
Alcohol Content: 13%
Closure: Natural cork.
UPC Code: 7 61503 64463 3
Imported by: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant; Berkeley, California.
