2009 Pierre Gonon St. Joseph

Community Tasting Notes (159) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  3/17/2024 - brooklynguy wrote:

  I’ve had this wine several times in the past few years and this bottle showed least well. The fruit is less vibrant and there’s been no emergence of interesting mature characteristics to compensate. Comes off as a bit simple actually. Two and three years ago the fruit was bright and complex, and the wine well balanced with acidity. It’s still good but the fruit is quieter and in this vintage perhaps there’s not a whole lot else going on. Or maybe I caught it on an off night. Based on this, I’d enjoy these sooner rather than later.

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  10/23/2023 - jviz Likes this wine:

  Houston Northern Rhone Blowout: very brief impression, not quite on the level of the 2010 but extremely delicious and should also age quite a long time. Did not suffer any roasted aromas or notes.

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  10/18/2023 - overkloud Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Ripe dark fruit, pepper notes floral aroma. On the palate, great concentration with balance of acidity. soft tannin mixed in the background. An extraordinary, complete wine.

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  10/1/2023 - Putnam Weekley Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Inspirational competence. Dense, impacted residue of flavor information. Sweet. Spiced. Leathered. Where does it lead? Ambition and antiquity. Jam smoke. Sour figs, roots, and raspberries. Inky red stains. Appropriate aromatic intensity. Who abandons whom? 91
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  duly handicapped after 48 hours open, the remains of the bottle tend to expose the show-horse aspects of this wine. No egregious cosmetic vandalism, mind you (no fudge, no oak tea), just, a vague, relative lack of commitment and originality. 90

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  7/28/2023 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points

  Bottle breathed. Dark cherry, chocolate, purple fruit, black olives, stemmy. Still too young. Very good ripeness control at only 13%, rather refreshing. 92+

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