Ken Venezio

9.0

100% Syrah. This is a very inexpensive Cotes but 2019 was a banner year. Velvety and full bodied. Notes of black cherry, graphite and cocoa powder. Medium tannins brings a decent finish. Nicely paired with a spicy grilled chicken. — 22 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Silky, elegant with lots of dark cherry, berry, spice, floral & tobacco — a month ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

After a rough stretch of vintages (14,15,16) for this producer, 2017 has it returned to form showcasing the unique Burgundian style to Côte-Rôtie that had it gain such a following early on. It wafts its stemmy spice aromatics with beef jerky, violets and and black pepper. It shows weightless intensity on the palate with a spine of minerality giving it lift and focus. Cordeloux is a tremendous success in 2017. — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Cuu amigos — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This was silky, inky & polished with dark fruits, graphite, mineral & violets. — 2 months ago

Erica Cessna

9.4

Pa liquor store — 3 months ago

Shay A

9.2

I initially expected more based on vintage + producer, but also have to keep context in focus that this is Crozes-hermitage.

Followed over two days and very little changed.

I’m surprised at saying that after 48hrs for a C-H…I think this is in a weird phase/shut down. Powerful/heady aromatics (black fruits, olive, espresso). ABV pokes out a bit up front. Good mid-palate weight with peppered dark fruits, herbs and some iron before a curtain of tannin shuts this down hard. Undeniably Syrah at the finish with a rusticity I normally find in Cornas…dark florals, spice, graphite and some charcoal. A serious and structured C-H. — 4 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Plush and rich and plummy. Pure and bloody. Excellent — 24 days ago

with Matt and David

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.8

Anniversary of Willy’s -44 years with Olivier Clape et Magali Jacob - for release of their book «  a year in the vineyard «  — a month ago

Tom Barras

9.2

Still displaying the youth and vitality of a much younger wine, its black fruit appearance is dark and dense, the confirming perfumed aromatics and dark fruit flavors are still quite primary, and its structure is solid with ample fruit, light acidity, and supporting, chalky tannins at the long mouth coating finish. Definitely in its Golden Years. (Should be ideal with tonight’s Soy marinated Rack of Lsmb.)

— 2 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

I have wanted to do this producer side by side with Alban with well seasoned Tri-tip. Tonight is the night.

The crowd that leans California liked the French better.

I have always thought Alban in the new world mimicked Rostaing’s style.

Both phenomenal and I enjoyed both for slightly different climate & soil reasons.

These two producers do Syrah without the heavy smoked meats & bacon fat of say Cayuse. — 2 months ago

romo

9.4

Who the hell brought this awesome mag of Clape? Romo, you are awesome. 😛 — 2 months ago

Tyler Titcomb

10

Single favorite wine — 3 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Gpo 2 aguas Cuu con ludo — a month ago

Dave Keatley

9.0

Opened this a few years too early. Dark and brooding. Olives, violet, blackberry. Wild and savory. Would love to try this again in a few years! — 25 days ago

Gene Chow

9.0

Nice spice, great Syrah. — a month ago

Anthony Ludwig

9.0

At a Maine restaurant — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Showing lots of dark fruits, smoke, meat, savory spice, mineral & violets. — 2 months ago

Takuya Namise

9.0

Wagyu Shin — 3 months ago

Tim L

9.0

Very fine representative of Cote blends… — 3 months ago