2006 Pierre Gonon St. Joseph Vieilles Vignes - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph (1/20/2015)
Decanted for about 3 hours, but could have used 5 or 6. By the time we got to the last pours of the bottle the aromatics had expanded, the palate had filled out, and the overall impression went from a wine of good potential to a wine of actual greatness. The full range of Syrah aromatics were on display, featuring the roasted meat and iron, accented by beautiful floral aromas. The palate texture was rich yet very focused. By the time I had a few sips left I did not want to drink the wine. I wanted to just continue to inhale the aromatics. Beautiful wine that will sadly disappear all too soon. I am really not sure what to do with my last bottle of this. It's a treasure.