Roger Ray

9.1

"It is a confident line comfortable in its own skin and sans soucis with jam, mocha, vanilla and spices" — 6 years ago

Rufus King

9.3

Very drinkable Grand Cru Champagne by woman vigneronne (Nathalie Vignier), well balanced fruit and minerality, served at ladies’ book club in the Back Bay, Boston — 7 years ago

William Bonnett

9.1

What a surprise...deep ruby color, new leather and dark fruit. Awesome value. — 8 years ago

Scott McKenzie

8.9

Good for and with mussels. — 9 years ago

Stuart Cohn

8.9

From vigneronne Coralie Goumarre. — 11 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.1

Really nice CDP at a good price. Drinking very well now. — 11 years ago

Jean-Christophe Coisy

9.9

À avoir en cave! Un basic mais réalise par la plus grande vigneronne actuelle! — 12 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.6

The 2016 La Rata Red Wine is a one of a kind, simply sumptuous new wine by superstar vigneronne Elizabeth Bourcier. The final blend she chose was 59% Grenache with 31% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Syrah. The wine was largely aged in third use demi-muids as well as some stainless steel prior to bottling. The nose is downright intoxicating as the wine shows off red cherry preserves, underbrush, Umami, blood orange zest and shades of wet stone that all shine brightly on the bouquet. The freshness and tension that run through the core of wine is truly outstanding. Bright guava puree and high toned Mandarin orange peel flavors collide with minerals, wet stone, seaweed and green olive tapenade. This finishes exceedingly long with cran-cherry and blood orange zest. A resounding success, this true heavyhitter of a wine will drink marvelously in its youth and will provide drinking enjoyment for a decade or more. Drink 2019-2029- 96 — 6 years ago

Mono Head

9.0

Smells like a gsm or Pinot. Lighter smell. Med body, it’s pretty good if you like this style of wine. Pretty well balanced. For this style 9.0. I wouldn’t choose a good cab over this but I can certainly appreciate it. — 7 years ago

Maxime St-Aubin

9.1

Champagne vraiment bien fait ! Œnologue et vigneronne ! -60$ — 9 years ago

Oliver Schweitzer

9.6

I tasted the 1979 and the 1976. The 1979 wasn't stored correctly (opened) to the chagrin of the vigneronne, but still great - lost the freshness and the arômes went to the angels, but the rest was smooth and rich. The 1976 otoh was perfect - I got the bottom of the bottle and everything was in it. — 10 years ago

mathieu lapalme

Sommelier Restaurant Alep and Bistro Petit Alep

9.1

The vigneronne, Yoyo, worked with Nicq as a student/labourer. She now have her own vineyard called Yoyo. — 11 years ago

Deborah Heath

9.6

Talented young vigneronne Erell Ninot making wonderful wine on a very old domaine in the Côte Chalonnaise. Old vines, minimal new oak. Earthy, red fruit-- and very well priced — 12 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.9

(Tasted on 7/30/18 with Christophe Baron at Cayuse)
The ‘Sur Echalas Vineyard’ Grenache is a stunning new bottling by superstar vigneron Christophe Baron and assistant vigneronne Elizabeth Bourcier. The head-turning bouquet entices with potpourri, wild strawberry, tobacco leaf, wet stone and shades of Umami with blood orange zest and charcuterie on this highly complex and satisfying nose. The palate is lithe and light on its feet, as the wine simply dazzles across the palate. The marvelous salinity produces gobs of mouth-watering acidity. Leather, tarragon, orange zest, red cherry candy and shades of guava puree with white truffle shavings all round out this highly gratifying palate. The range imparted in the wine is second to none. The texture to this wine is also absolutely gorgeous as the wine has a seamless quality that gracefully dances across the mid-palate. Monumental, profound and a delight to savor now, this ‘Sur Echalas’ Grenache up there with the best of its kind in North America. Drink 2019-2029- 99

— 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

We discovered discover this Garnacha Blanca blend during our May 2015 visit to Clos Mogador. Rene's son Rene had us jump in his old SUV and drove us through their steep and rocky hillside vineyards. If you've had their reds and wondered why fennel notes are there, it grows all over their property. After a tour of their vineyards we went back to their patio for a tasting...and what a view. Shown in the photos. We started the tasting with the 2010 Nelin. It was the first time we'd had it. At the time, one of the more unique whites we'd had in a long time. It was bright, fresh, subdued fruity, tangy with amazing crisp minerality. Afterwards, we went to lunch at "Amics" near by Clos Mogador. The best & most original 4 course lunches we had for seventy euros with a bottle of this wine. Great service and unparalleled accommodation. It didn't have a star but it should. The nicest couple from Brazil run it. Tonight's revisit is the 2011 and it's had a little better than 5 years in the bottle. It's definitely changed. It's, more golden now, weightier, thicker, more oily and picked up not quite a petrol quality. The fruits are; peach, apricot, pineapple, lemon & lime juice. Notes of honey, wild fragrant florals, amazing chalky minerality, perfect round acidity and a round, lush finish that we absolutely love. The blend is mostly Garnacha Blanca with some Viognier, Roussanne & Pinot Blanc. Photos of the property, views, and the father & son winemaking team of Rene & Rene Barbier. Producer history & notes...Clos Mogador produces estate bottled wines in Gratallops, Catalonia in the DOQ Priorat. Founded in 1979 by René Barbier III and his wife Isabelle Meyer. With several friends, they began replanting terraces and recuperating old ones to eventually have their first release in 1989 as Clos Mogador. This name comes from a novel written by an aunt named, Élisabeth Barbier called, “Les Gens de Mogador”, “The people of Mogador”; which chronicles the rise and fall of a family from near Avignon in France on an imaginary estate called, Mogador. Clos Mogador is 13 hectares. Six hectares are made of 80 years old Cariñena vines, two hectares of 6 years old Cabernet Sauvignon vines, three hectares of 6 years old Garnacha vines and 2 hectares of 6 year old are Syrah vines. They use mostly organic methods. It is worth knowing that at the winemaking stage, Rene Barbier uses an olive press instead of a normal wine press to extract the juice. This results in an even more intense wine from what are already highly concentrated grapes from low yields. Try the Nelin, it's simply delicious!!! Cheers. — 8 years ago

Raquel O Verdejo

9.4

Mon coup de coeur: vigneronne @MyleneBru #Languedoc vin rouge #Rita 5 ha cépage #carignan vignoble avec 50 ans — 11 years ago

Paul Masson

9.2

Bottled 30 November 2011. — 12 years ago