Elle West

9.6

Honey and spice, syrupy, super smooth with high tannins — 6 years ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.4

24/02/2018 — 8 years ago

Andre Boisclair

9.4

Bu chez Sylvain avec Éric — 8 years ago

Ned Clark

9.0

Good. But too new world for me. — 8 years ago

Austen Ito

9.0

Oxidized melon and honey notes with medium acidity. Interrsting and quite tasty — 9 years ago

Marshal White

9.1

Super aromatic. Of course, when I pop the last bottle, it's starting to come out of it's shell. — 9 years ago

with Alex

Nathan Adams

Consulting Wine/Beverage Director, Snake River Brewing, Persephone, King Sudachi

9.2

Pet Nat kinda night — 10 years ago

with Claire

Rob Kiley

9.1

Fruit and earth — 7 years ago

Mike Levin

9.2

Elegant and a whole other side to syrah. Could pass for Burgundy. — 8 years ago

Casey Dienel

9.1

Eric Texier, j’adore. Grenache high on the acidity, not a ton of depth but an interesting hit of white pepper and gasoline in the nose. Delightful. Served it with lamb. — 8 years ago

Jordan Ogron

8.9

17 year old Texier.....so good! — 9 years ago

Jaci Hodges

9.5

Golden in color. Rich mouth. Dry and herbal, yum! — 9 years ago

Mike Levin

9.2

Great pairing with BYO Indian food. Super fresh and complex tannins. — 9 years ago

Jon Fine

9.2

I was pretty drunk at this point, but this was all kinds of durned fine. — 10 years ago

with Justin and Scott

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Still so young but terribly hard to resist. Tertiary with ripening black fruits. Needs more time. ❤️ — 7 years ago

Ian Staub

9.1

This is actually made by Martin Texier, Eric’s son. Very pretty and balanced Grenache with ripe aromas of red berries, blueberry pie, and a wonderful floral quality. Acid and tannins are both medium in strength, and really nicely integrated. Medium bodied with a medium-long slightly savory finish. I could drink this stuff daily. — 8 years ago

Lauren McKinney

9.7

Silky smooth @erictexier - everybody in Durham at the party loves this delicious red. — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.4

Villa Symposia is the Languedoc label from Éric Prissette, the founder of Château Rol Valentin. The winemaking is overseen by Stéphane Derenoncourt. And from what I gathered, L'Origine is the flagship, or at least 'the' high-end cuvée here. The importer label indicates it's 95% Syrah, 5% Grenache (but a blog post from Taste Languedoc mentioned Carignan was added to the blend in 2012). The Syrah comes from the oldest vines of the estate, ~50 years old.

Opens with a noticeable amount of Brett, which can go either way for me. I view Brett like abstract art... done well and it's a beautiful lens to which to view a wine. However, when it's done poorly it's shit (literally). This was done very well. The pungent barnyard, stinky cheese, and saddle leather arrive heavily seasoned with baking spices, noticeably cinnamon, and herbs, including rosemary and tarragon. Ripe, dark bramble fruit, lavender oil, and pine resin pervade the palate and continue through the lengthy and structured finish. An extraordinary mix of the old and new world, while maintaining a clear sense of terroir, and providing an intensely vivid experience. It really hits its stride after 1.5 hours. Fair warning, if you don't like Brett at all then I wouldn't recommend this wine... however if you've ever liked a wine because of Brett, I suspect you'll enjoy. — 9 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.9

Thick, rich with ending zippy acidity to keep it balanced. I'm really enjoying this set of releases by Texier. A lot of wine for the money. — 9 years ago

Kristine Karlsen

9.4

1. Juledag middag. God fylde, veldig bra. — 10 years ago