Bob McDonald

9.1

Aromatics of new leather and dried fruit. Not your average Côtes du Rhône as you would expect from Chateau de Beaucastel. More full bodied than expected to go with our chicken dish. Far richer than Guigal’s version of Côtes du Rhône. Had my last bottle 11 weeks later on 27th February 2026 with consistent notes. — 5 months ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Wonderful with two different duck entrées. — 7 months ago

with Bonnie

David Dranit

9.3

2005 drunk in 2025. Delicious even though the cork crumbled. Gorgeous color, full body, a bit grassy and green apple. — 8 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Medium deep garnet, ruby core with medium light garnet rim . This is quite meaty and deep on the nose , with earthy dark cherry , porcini , sweet blackberry and spiced sous bois . On the palate this is quite severe and serious , darker fruits , ripe blackberry , cherry and hint of blackcurrant, herbal hints. Quite gritty , slightly drying tannins , fresh acidity . Earthy , dusty dark cherry edged finish , ok medium length. Quite ambitious for a village and arguably not ready yet , tannins need a little more time to integrate. From now and over the next 5 years, if not longer . — 9 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

5/16 lic tomero y benito — 6 years ago

Lisa Van Strat

9.5

Great price point. Very light — 6 years ago

Neal Schaffer

9.1

Low yields in Northern Rhône 2013, but the quality of the fruit is prevalent here. Structured and well-integrated fine grained tannins at the five year mark. The nose explodes out of the glass with finesse and doused complexities. Definitive Syrah nuances of black raspberries, black plums, black olives, fresh cut violets, cracked black pepper, Indian spices, grilled and smoked meats, and stone dust. Light weight but packs a continuous release of flavors. Nose and palate changes from fruit to floral to spicy to meaty. As you move to different areas and rooms the wine changes. The more air it gets, the more meat starts hanging out. Complex indeed for a $20 bottle. Great showing. — 8 years ago

with Dana

Michael Mendes

8.9

Green apple, lemon zest and lime. Zippy and concentrated with some viscosity in the mouth. Very enjoyable — 10 years ago

Nick Meti

9.1

Clean, dry, simple. — 12 years ago

with Sarah

Vino Joe

9.3

Nice minerality and some oily complexity but a bit more limited. Light flowery touches. — 6 months ago

Jack Jensen

9.5

Tastes like charcuterie in a new car — 7 months ago

with K

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.3

This is drinking well right now. Tannic but lush and quite open. Long finish and love the acidity here — 8 months ago

George Hesse

9.0

Very good. And a good price point. — 9 months ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Still showing a lot of tannic and acidic structure, but enough fruit to keep it in check once it had a few hours of air, youthful still, and brawny. — a year ago

Scot McIntosh

9.0

On another day, I’d love this. Too serious for today. — 6 years ago

Yuki Watanabe

9.0

Ripe citrus fruits on the nose, good amount of acid but slight of sweetness almost like a baked apple — 6 years ago

Servus Andrea

9.6

Deliciously flinty and vibrant — 8 years ago

Jay Ciccarelli

8.9

Sweet fruit, spice, soft tannins, medium body and good finish. Not terribly complex but very enjoyable. — 8 years ago

Andrea W

9.1

Green apple, pear, vanilla, oaky goodness. A little all spice or butterscotch after. — 9 years ago

Panos Kakaviatos

9.0

The palate is full of lively verve. Lemon lime high acidity. What seemed at first to be notes of hazelnut actually blew off. In fact I mistook these notes. The wine seems to be rather reduced. Color is light gold/dark lemon. Went well with roast pork. — 11 years ago

romo

9.2

Put these down and watch the angry tannin melt away. Lighter-bodied right banker. — 7 months ago

James Everhart

8.9

Textbook Cabernet Frank drinking well eight years after harvest. 2017 vintage purchased in January 2024 $24. — 7 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Jay rubenstein y amigos — 9 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.8

This is finally drinking.

Nose: fleeting endless white flowers. Deep. Dense. Endless. Liquid white flowers. Insane.

Palate: a perfectness. Silky. A touch of richness. A presence. Magnificent. Reverberates.

A perfectness about this. A gleaming golden harmony that transcends any tasting note and exceeds the limits of language. .

Fass selections — 10 months ago

Michael Phillips

9.3

balanced, rich mature dark fruit lovely wine — 4 years ago

Nate Miles

9.3

Northern. F’G. Rhône. Syrah. Feralironybloodyoliveydeliciousness — 6 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.7

On 29/11/19 sboccato 1990
Bernard Bremont Grand Cru Ambonnay — 6 years ago

Lori

9.7

Full flavour — 8 years ago

Alex T.

9.0

Hints of fruit and an earthy flavor. Good for a sunny afternoon. — 9 years ago

Phil

9.5

2012. Reco from master somm LaPratt at Atrium Brooklyn. — 11 years ago