Adam Beasley

9.2

This is my wine version of “comfort food”. Does what only southern France can do. — 3 years ago

Miloš Raković

9.2

Really enjoyed it. I’m new to wine tasting so all I can say is that it is very easy to drink, full of taste red wine. — 4 years ago

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9.2

Raised in large oak and concrete vats, this exuberant Priorat delivers classic character at a bargain price. Vi de Vila offers finely etched, mineral-driven cherry, floral qualities and discreet tannins. There is enough depth to reward patience, assuming you can resist its immediate charms. $25.00 (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, May 2021) — 4 years ago

Andy Grout

8.9

Definitely liquorice and cherries coming through. Smooth rather acidic and really purple colour. Can taste the syrah for sure. — 5 years ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Any producer that can somehow bring sadomasochism into wine should be congratulated. I had this several years ago and it’s interesting how it’s changed. It’s become more brutish, pun intended. it’s a bigger wine. In the past I loved it’s cinnamon notes and lighter texture but now it feels like there’s more Syrah or perhaps global warming has just caught up to it. Berkshires buy, from the summer. — 6 years ago

Jun Ghai Chee

8.9

Light and easy going.
I like the nose of the. Flowerish, light..
Medium body. Can go by itself. Not a lot of after taste. — 7 years ago

Jorge Pazos

9.5

Can Jorge con Jordi i Carme — 8 years ago

Benjamin Shirk

9.3

McCarthy & Schiering, $50

Bittersweet occasion and went way above my budget to celebrate my birthday and also mourn Grandma Julie's passing. She loved CdP so thought I'd splurge on one. I've only had a couple but have loved every one I tried. This was a bit different, I'm used to bright fruit forward but this was very muted cooked dark fruit with a lot of emphasis on the baking spice and earthy tobacco notes. Incredibly complex - licorice, coffee, clove, tobacco with an underlying subtle dried/cooked dark fruit. Crazy smooth, but I'm comparing it to sub $20 wines that I'm used to, and you can barely tell that it's 15% alc. Nice tannins but I think it would benefit from a touch more acidity. I'm being picky since I paid so much for it but in summary it's one of the best made wines I've ever had, but not among my favorites. But it's still a great experience and I don't regret the purchase — 4 years ago

Jorge Pazos

10

Celler de Can Roca — 4 years ago

with Jordi

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Torres family has been related to wine since the 17th century. Aged in oak for 18 months (70% new). Dark Ruby with aromas of black and blue fruits and complex spice. On the palate this Spanish Cab shows blackberry, currant and ripe cherry flavors with eucalyptus, black pepper and herb spice, concentrated and complex with well integrated and structured tight yet smooth tannins. Long finish ending with vanilla, oak and earthy notes. Can enjoy not but will benefit from aging. — 5 years ago

MaJ CappS

8.9

Cranberry seltzer with high heat on the nose.

Medium bodied stony fruited slate tasting grape skin tannin lip smacking delicious.
there is a lot more than I can focus on at the moment, yet my mouth is happy. An now, So is my soul. — 5 years ago

Antoine Karsenty

9.5

I love this wine for what it is, an inexpensive crowdpleaser that can be enjoyed by most palates on pretty much any given night. It’s a wine you’ll always be glad to have at your table and never be disappointed by following that impulse to take a chance on a cheaper wine (my local shop has this ad one of their cheapest wines and I consider a steal when I get a bottle)
— 6 years ago

Marette Elizabeth Boyle

10

Probably the best rosé you can get for the $. Drinkable, with body, but still light. — 8 years ago

Christy Canterbury MW

Master of Wine

8.9

Impressively well-rounded and offered at a crazy-good price. Powerful, balanced and full of character, this is a wine that can keep a while, though it costs only £10. — 9 years ago

Wendooku

8.9

I'm really new to the wine thing, but I picked this up by store recommendation, and I'm really enjoying it. Can I use "juicy" to describe wine? If so, I'm going to. — 4 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

Fascinating red blend produced by Mas de Daumas Gassac coming from the St Guilhem-le-Désert – Cité d'Aniane IGP in the Languedoc region of Southern France. 🇫🇷

Mas de Daumas Gassac is known for its unique red glacial soils that are well-draining and rich in mineral oxides (iron, copper, etc.), helping to nourish but also stress (in a good way!) the approx. 42-year-old vines, which can enhance concentration of fruit character. It is also known for its philosophy of respecting the land it farms and honoring the ecosystem of the Gassac Valley. 🌳

When I say fascinating blend, I mean, look at the list of varieties comprising this wine, based upon the winemaker’s tech sheet:
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Pinot Noir, 2% Malbec, and 4% rare grape varieties, including: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Montepulciano (Italy), Armigne (Switzerland), Arenie, Areni Noir (Armenia), Bastardo, Souzon (Portugal), Saperavie (Russia), Tchkaveri, Tchekavesi (Georgia), Brancalleo (Galicia), Carmenere, Abouriou (old French grape varieties) and Plavac Mali (Croatia). 🍇🍇🍇

👀This wine has a medium purple hue and noteworthy staining and tearing on the glass.

👃On the nose, it has youthful and robust, primary notes of ripe black fruit, such as black cherry, plum, blackberry bramble, also anise, violet, dried lavender, licorice,
pipe tobacco, also secondary notes of dark chocolate, nutmeg, and cedar. The intensity is medium(+).

👄On the palate, this wine is dry. It has medium(+) acidity, a full body, high alcohol (14.1%), and medium(+) tannins that are supple but very present. The intensity of flavors is medium(+) and more tart than ripe, but otherwise consistent with the nose. The finish is medium(+).

👏👏👏 This wine is delicious and could age for many more years, but even in its youth, it’s delightful, complex, and full of intense dark fruit character.  — 4 years ago

with Deked1

Aaron Forel

8.9

This French Malbec can successfully complete with any Malbec regardless where it is made. An excellent wine that goes perfect with any meal. — 6 years ago

Janin Desmarais

9.0

For the price. You can beat that. I enjoy this in a terrace in Barcelone — 6 years ago

Jeremy Buss

9.0

Pretty - best word I can find to describe this easy, enjoyable and elegant Pinot Noir. — 7 years ago

Winny

9.5

I tend towards dichotomous labeling. I struggle: How can something be both light and dense? For the new year I’m going to focus on letting things be their complicated selves... so when you ask me: What’s good fam? I might say: a multiplicity! 1 <3 — 8 years ago

with Lola and Addison