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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 190 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by lozatron on 2/8/2024: Northern Rhône (Noizé): This is great - others (with more experience of this house) found more nuanced differences between this and the 07 - but to me this was just MORE - more taut energy, more substance, more clarity - there's no waffling here, no messing about - this is the real deal. Not my wine of the night, but perhaps the one I'd most like to try again. (1886 views) | | | Tasted by wwolf1 on 1/22/2024 & rated 92 points: Une couleur qui ne présente pas de reflets tuilés, un nez bien expressif. En bouche le vin est sur le cassis, avec toujours une belle fraicheur, les tanins sont fondus mais il y a une belle structure, le vin n'est pas lourd, très classe. Une très belle longueur sur de beaux parfums. Un classique qui reste vaillant malgré les années. Le vin a peut-être perdu un peu de complexité avec les années mais c'est très bien.
16/20 (1896 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 1/5/2024 & rated 92 points: Rounding off well. Black olives, dark fruit, nice acidity, a sweet note as well. Certainly no hurry here; convincing.
#flammküchen (2158 views) | | | Tasted by Lord of the Bottles on 12/21/2023 & rated 93 points: This bottle of 2010 Pierre Gonon St. Joseph opened with an insane nose of cabbage and burnt hay, not unlike a Rayas CdP. The palate was more brooding - dark, stewed fruit and a long finish of green and white pepper and orange rind. Still young and tannic and can gain a point or two in another few years but my wife and I were glad to try this cult producer. 93+/100 for now. (1970 views) | | | Tasted by MLipton on 11/14/2023: Opened tonight with rack of lamb. Absolutely gorgeous: silky texture, lush red-berry Syrah fruit, generous acidity and an animale character that added to its overall complexity. I would put this wine in league with the Verset Cornas wines I've had in the past, just simply beautiful. It no doubt will continue to evolve, but depending on your tastes it may not get much better than it is right now. (2140 views) | | | Tasted by Mascarello59 on 10/31/2023 & rated 90 points: Took a while to come around and ended up ok but no more. Not like I remember previous bottles, I suspect this bottle was a bit off as it finished short. Or perhaps it was just a case of too high expectations. (1850 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 10/23/2023 & rated 95 points: Houston Northern Rhone Blowout: dense and weighty like the Allemand Reynard nearby, the 2010 Gonon is all power. Dark and brooding, with quite a bit of iron ore/mineral drive underneath the surface, it is especially serious and should be long lived. (2383 views) | | | Tasted by wwolf1 on 9/27/2023 & rated 92 points: Après quelques syrah rhodaniennes manquant un peu de typicité, il fallait que je boive une belle bouteille. Pas de déception avec celle-ci qui a su bien se tenir avec les années. C'est toujours très bon, très parfumé avec une belle longueur, pas d'acidité. C'est une belle bouteille sans aucun doute.
16/20 (2101 views) | | | Tasted by Vas19 on 9/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Pretty much in its sweet spot I would say. (2107 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 9/10/2023 & rated 91 points: 11/12, vg cork. Decanted 1/2 hr.
Deep ruby core, pale garnet rim. Aromatic nose - prirple fruits, black pepper, black olive. Medium bodied, juicy purple fruits, black oeooer, meaty notes, fine, resolved tannins, fresh acids, good length finish possibly drying slightly right at tail end. Don’t see this getting any better - I’d be drinking in the next three years. (2098 views) | | | Tasted by wwolf1 on 6/19/2023 & rated 92 points: Bu sur deux jours. Le premier soir avec du boeuf au BBQ, c'est top. Une grosse matière, des parfums fantastiques, pas d’acidité, c'est vraiment extra. Stocke dans une petite bouteille, le deuxième soir avec une daube provençale, le vin est bien mais un peu plus en retrait. Stockage ou association avec la sauce au vin rouge ? Ca reste très bon.
16/20 (2289 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 3/30/2023 & rated 89 points: Nez très charmeur de violettes et de fruits noirs, quelques notes d’olives.
Malgré une belle texture, la bouche est terne, presque muette, manquant d’éclat pour suivre un tel nez. Plusieurs heures de carafe ne changeront pas les choses. Les tanins sont fins, la texture agréable, mais on cherche le fruit derrière la mâche.
Je suis peut-être sévère mais je n’ai pas trouvé dans un vieux Gonon le plaisir que ces vins offrent en jeunesse. 89-90 pts (2909 views) | | | Tasted by Putnam Weekley on 3/19/2023 & rated 95 points: A gravitational duel. Initially an arc of stone, sweet black olive, and licorice placed it in the feast of Saint Joseph. Bleeding exhaustion of meaty nutrient, faced with uncommonly red-sour blush of inky fruit. Fresh, penetrating resin of longberry syrup, seeping yards of pectin. Thick, low-temperature extract of coffee. Congenial, accessible, and long on earthy bloom. Substantial in texture, and governed by urgent, pendulous acidity. Utterly coherent and impulsive. It's got another 10-15 years of promise. (2738 views) | | | Tasted by nadecesse on 2/12/2023 & rated 91 points: D'une jeunesse renversante, le fruit est encore mauve, profond et large sur les mûres, la violette et le jus de viande. Encore beaucoup de structure (acide, tannique et végétale) qui demande patience pour atteindre la patine et l'élégance souhaitées. Très longue finale finement poivrée. Certainement accessible en dégustation, à son meilleur avec le tomahawk. J'attendrai au moins une demie douzaine années ma dernière bouteille, idéalement deux. 91+ (2636 views) | | | Tasted by wwolf1 on 12/25/2022 & rated 90 points: Avec Coravin. Le vin est encore en forme même si son apogée me semble passée. Une belle couleur foncée, un nez assez expressif, en bouche le vin est bien avec de beaux parfums pas évolués, une belle longueur. Il a peut-être perdu le coté explosif de la syrah mais il reste très bien.
15/20 (2763 views) | | | Tasted by kosdogger on 10/28/2022 & rated 92 points: Earthy wine that is drinking very well. Paired with the 2010 Jamet Cote-Rotie which was perhaps unfair as the Jamet was silky, floral, and way more graceful. (2720 views) | | | Tasted by wwolf1 on 9/5/2022 & rated 92 points: Bue sur deux jours. Le premier jour, je ne l'ai pas apprécié à sa juste valeur: le Jurancon et la chaleur m'avait un peu abimé le palais...
Le deuxieme jour, je retrouve le vin que je connais... c'est toujours très bien avec une belle matière, encore de la fraiciheur et je ne sens pas de parfums évolués.
16/20 (3062 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 7/24/2022 & rated 91 points: 10/12, vg cork. Decanted 1/2 hr.
Deep ruby core, pale ruby rim. Nose now quite developed, plenty of savoury bacon, black olive, underlying purple fruits. Medium/full bodied, purple fruits, spce, bacon, black olive, softish tannins, lovely vibrant acidity, medium/good length finish.
Joyful, excellent St Joseph, drinking well, may hold for a few years but don't really see any upside in further cellaring. (3317 views) | | | Tasted by Neecies on 6/17/2022: There's Chave and Gonon, and then there's everybody else. This bottle proved why. Drinking extremely well right now but of course, the future's bright. Prep: splash decanted at 10 a.m. to filter out sediment, returned to bottle and re-corked. Poured into a decanter at noon and served about two hours later. Outstanding. (3009 views) | | | Tasted by wwolf1 on 4/25/2022 & rated 90 points: Un peu moins flamboyant que dans mon souvenir mais c'est grand avec une longueur magnifique.
15/20 (3409 views) | | | Tasted by Satoshi Nakamoto on 3/19/2022 & rated 93 points: So much better than the last bottle I had. Love the purple fruit and white pepper on the nose. The palate also adds an abundance of olives. Absolutely delicious and still has plenty of lift and all the structure to ensure a long life ahead. Loved this. (3529 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 3/10/2022: Return to Napa; 3/6/2022-3/13/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants): Generally a younger wine than we’d normally drink but I just love these and they don’t get much older unfortunately. It’s that slight metallic twang, darker fruits, just a background of game. Very well structured, very powerful, and yet higher acid so that it’s also very balanced. Seemed to be popular as when I went back for a second pour there was no wine left in the bottle. (3834 views) | | | Tasted by slanum on 3/6/2022: As mature and evolved as I would want it to be. This is a very nice, utterly enjoyable old school Saint-Joseph, but the idea that this merits consideration with more exalted Rhône appellations of similarly traditional pedigree leaves me puzzled. Worth every cent of the $40 I paid; at the current going rate some profiteering is going on. In the right hand column of this page I'm presently seeing "where to buy" prices ranging from $270 to $659 and you'd have to be a complete idiot to pay that for this. (3377 views) | | | Tasted by wwolf1 on 2/28/2022 & rated 92 points: Un nez classique, expressif. Une belle couleur foncée. En bouche le vin est très bien: un peu d’acidité, toujours une grosse matière, de beaux parfums. On commence a sentir un peu d'évolution mais c'est léger. C'est très bon et finalement très facile à boire, sans lourdeur.
16/20 (3168 views) | | | Tasted by bobbylion on 1/5/2022 & rated 92 points: Certainly a very enjoyable SJ. I don’t get the current prices for this, though. 150-250 euros. Seriously? Maybe I should auction my bottles.
Anyway, disregarding weird hype around this, the wine is great now and still seems to be developing. Classic north Rhône Syrah from a very good vintage and top producer. With mushroom risotto tonight. (3402 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Matt Walls
Decanter, Domaine Gonon vertical tasting (11/27/2021)
(Domaine Gonon, Syrah / Shiraz, St-Joseph, Rhône, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Matt Walls
Decanter, 50 mature Rhône wines tasted in October 2020 (10/5/2020)
(Domaine Gonon, St-Joseph, Rhône, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/15/2019)
(Dom Gonon St-Joseph Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/23/2013)
(Pierre Gonon St-Joseph Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, March/April 2012, IWC Issue #161
(Domaine Pierre Gonon Saint-Joseph) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/29/2012)
(Pierre Gonon St. Joseph) Opaque red violet color; lovely, lifted, white pepper, roasted plum, green peppercorn nose; tasty, medium bodied, tart roasted plum, green peppercorn, tart currant, mineral palate; needs 4 years; medium-plus finish 92+ points 92 points |
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| Pierre Gonon Producer website
(Addt'l Info)
U.S. Importer, actually, as the producer apparently does not have an URLSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMES |
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