Ned Clark

9.0

Good. But too new world for me. — 7 years ago

Austen Ito

9.0

Oxidized melon and honey notes with medium acidity. Interrsting and quite tasty — 7 years ago

Paco Suro

8.9

Pear. Medium to full in body. Much better about an hour in. Seems more expressive. Though it was cold out of fridge. — 8 years ago

Nathan Adams

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

9.2

Pet Nat kinda night — 8 years ago

with Claire

Andre

9.7

Vraiment sublime St.-Lambert Marc Sylvain Éric Michel et conjointes — 9 years ago

Neil Sosland

8.9

89 well balanced and adequately complex — 9 years ago

Nora Murphy

9.5

Must buy this wine again! So well-balanced and tasty! — 9 years ago

Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen KC

9.5

Texier really delivers delicious, highly drinkable CDR at great value! — 10 years ago

Josh Grove

9.2

Northern Rhone with Burgundian sensibilities? Killer! No wonder Asimov likes this guy. — 10 years ago

Dave Kwiatkowski

9.4

Texier Syrah from Charnay — 11 years ago

Jordan Ogron

8.9

17 year old Texier.....so good! — 7 years ago

Jaci Hodges

9.5

Golden in color. Rich mouth. Dry and herbal, yum! — 7 years ago

Mike Levin

9.2

Great pairing with BYO Indian food. Super fresh and complex tannins. — 8 years ago

Mylene dG

9.1

Yumm get again — 8 years ago

Jacob Riley

9.0

Spatlese style wine... I chugged it out of the bottle. Appealing flavor though not quite the clarity you get with good German versions. Still... chugged it. — 9 years ago

Camille Morin

9.4

Ash, light jasmine, blue fruit. charcoal — 9 years ago

with Kurt and Rachel

Hank Beckmeyer

Owner/Winemaker La Clarine Farms

9.6

I could drink cases and cases and cases of this wine. Maybe all in one sitting... — 10 years ago

Mark Duong

9.6

Love this! Pear, good acidity, from my buddy JPH — 10 years ago

Emma Reader

9.7

Great wedding champagne — 11 years ago

Stems & Skins

Sommelier/Beverage Manager Husk Restaurant

8.9

Puzelat and carbonic Texier Syrah on schist. — 11 years ago

Kenneth Berger

8.9

Great aged roussane at Bar Agricole — 11 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. — 7 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. — 8 years ago

with Alex

Kristine Karlsen

9.4

1. Juledag middag. God fylde, veldig bra. — 8 years ago

FinerTastes

9.1

Light and dry rosé, lovely with some fiery chipotle peppers and tender scallops. — 9 years ago

with Luba

Michael Morris

Wine Director The Park Café

9.5

Great stuff. Definitely needs air. Like chili, it's even better on day 2 — 9 years ago

Clayton Bahr

9.5

Blind wine #2 — 10 years ago

BurgundyFan

9.2

Beauty contest, floral, white rocks, acid — 10 years ago

Michal Rosenn

9.6

finally popped this. so good — 11 years ago

Pedro Rusk

Wine Educator Kendall Jackson

9.6

Sparkling Chasselas very limited and like many things that are hard to find the reward is great — 11 years ago