Bill Morgan

9.0

A blend of red and dark fruit with subtle complexity. — 2 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.3

I'm in new territory and I really like the offering here. Nice smoked meat and big dark berry . Fairly approachable out of the gate and will only improved with time. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This had black fruits, spice, meat & floral notes that needed some air to develop — 3 months ago

Ed Tostanoski

9.2

Needed a long decant to open up .. much heavier and more tannic than the 14 — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2019 vintage. Last tasted 07.30.23 (9.5). Good lord. This is still (unsurprisingly) effing ridiculous. Explosive and giving without being compliant. Every time tasting this, attempt to renounce Cabernet Sauvignon/BDX blends forever. Hopefully someday, I'll make it stick. 02.28.25. — 4 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Dark fruits with lots of bacon fat, spice, mineral, smoke, licorice & violet — 5 months ago

Marta Jackowska

9.7

Continuing our love affair with Cote Rotie!
Obvious dark fruits, Blackcurrant springs to mind, sticky “jammyness” towards the end of the bottle (no punn intended to the Jamet family!)
In short, a great wine to go with our steak…..the love affair continues 🍷❤️ 😋 — 8 months ago

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Jonathan Wall

9.4

Black fruit, a bit of spice and tappenande under and over a very elegant weave. Avec T-Bone. — 2 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Nose: old wood. Initially lilacs. Nose is more beautiful as it opens.

Palate: old wood. Hints of fruit.elegant. As it opens: sleek. Balanced. Ethereal.

Dies quickly. A 9.2 for 10 minutes then an 8. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Equally enjoyable on both nights however, the nose was most powerful on Day 1. “Ampodium” (formerly Classique) is 100% Syrah sourced from a dozen or so vineyards and made in a largely traditional style; plenty of whole cluster and a very judicious use of new French oak. The 2010 “Ampodium”pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and signs of light sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe, some desiccated and some tart, black and blue fruits: blackberries, blueberry pie, fields of lavender, black pepper, bacon fat, iodine, and granite earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (mostly integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and laden with rocky minerals. Totally in balance and at peak. Lovely. Drink now through 2035. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2019 vintage. Last tasted 08.19.23 (9.5). Still medium heavy-heavy bod. Plushy nose, aggressively undying flavors and brick + mortar structure. Comparable to what it must have been like to see Mozart live back in that day. Confusing. Pure. Beyond mortal comprehension. "It's getting better all the time." 03.08.25. — 4 months ago

Lyn Farmer

9.6

Lovely vibrant aromas of garrigue, violet, black cherry, dried cherry, forest floor, blackberry, leather. At 25 years this is still wonderfully fresh with an exceptional finish. Lovely wine — 5 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.3

Very approachable and seamless. Dark fruits, iron, terracotta, citrus. Chapoutier always delivers serious wines. — 8 months ago

Jake Hajer

8.9

Blackberry, Prune, rubber. — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

All fruit and finesse. Great Syrah, not much Cote Rotie…..yet. — 2 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Spectacular — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

2016 vintage. Decanted and tasted after one hour. Orange peel and spice rack nose was the best part. Coppery/metallic, dirty, lean and slightly thin on a punchy finish. Not improving. 04.11.25. — 3 months ago

web bond

9.0

Structurally sound, fruit and elegance underneath, but brett marred purity. — 4 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

So thrilling and classy. Super pure and nimble with just heroic aromatics. DRC like with a supple, satin textured and aristocratic palate. — 5 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.6

Excellent. No formal notes. — 8 months ago