TN: 2006 Bernard Faurie St. Joseph (France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph)

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  • 2006 Bernard Faurie St. Joseph - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph (11/27/2024)
    In a very nice place. Some meat and leather development along with decaying plant matter. The palate is vinous and layered, with a sweet core of fruit. There's a suggestion of camphor and some bacon fat too. Flavours all gather around a graphite spine, it has a hint of green bean and is beautifully poised.

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His Hermitages from the same vintage are also great now.

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I reckon this is the Vielles Vignes bottling? Great aging potential indeed, alas I couldn‘t keep my hands off these wines.

If you have the chance: There is a late bottling of the 2009 St. Joseph VV from a barrel which took its time finishing fermentation. It was bottled years later (2015?). Not surprisingly its pushing the limits with VA but the wine is quite special and in no hurry of being consumed.

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