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. — 5 years ago

Marette Elizabeth Boyle

10

Probably the best rosé you can get for the $. Drinkable, with body, but still light. — 7 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.7

This Clos Fonta is really tops now - after 1 hr decanting it is beautiful. Nothing is disturbing when you taste it - soft and gentle with nice length. Martha Rovira and the team at Clos Fonta can be proud of this wine - really nice ! — 8 years ago

Brad Pejcic

9.5

The quality obvious straight away here even though you can tell it will need a good 10 years to really shine. The fruit, the oak and the acid all balanced perfectly. But everything is restrained, the terroir showing itself more than anything and it's showing magnificently. — 9 years ago

J T

9.8

Whites from the Languedoc can be amazing. Mas Jullien as a pioneer launch his vineyard in 1985, and produce high quality wines since when. Mas Jullien white is mineral, nervous, rich and complex. — 9 years ago

Spinning_spins

9.3

I am so glad I gave this wine a second, more sober, look. I have been harsh on Grenache/Grenache blends, but it just reinforced the fact that one can only judge wines, not varieties. This wine just needed 4 days of air before its real self could appear. It is a profound expression of red fruit with notes of persimmon, bay leaf, orange rind, and more. An aged bottle should be very good. — 9 years ago

Cory Fierro

9.3

2009, if you can't tell.

Wanting to learn more about the grenache/garnacha grape led me to Priorata and this wine. Opened yesterday, mostly tasted today, I can tell the wine has softened quite a bit and is all the better for it. Candied nuts, black pepper, black cherry and black licorice, lavender, fig and some gravelly notes on the nose. And, as my girlfriend says, "Everything in the nose is dried".

Much more earthiness on the palate but with some full bursting red and black fruits. The finish lingers wonderfully and is well balanced, but that may be due to it having time to develop in the bottle after opening. I probably would've gone less for this yesterday, but I'll be damned if this isn't a pretty great wine today. — 10 years ago

with Liz

Larry

9.0

Full flavored. Needs to breathe a bit. Fruity not too dry. Can stand up to a strongly flavored entree. — 10 years ago

Wine Oh

9.6

Ahhhhhhh, crisp southern French rose that doesn't tend to the strawberry character that makes a refreshing summer drink but can really conflict with food. This is an excellent wine of its type - highly recommended. — 12 years ago

Janin Desmarais

9.0

For the price. You can beat that. I enjoy this in a terrace in Barcelone — 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 — 7 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. — 8 years ago

R J Thom

9.0

Tasty wine. — 9 years ago

Nishith Jobanputra

9.1

Incredibly full and balanced. Loved it. — 9 years ago

with shefali

Thomas Ricketts

9.3

The Viognier is evident so, yes, I can say licorice but of a gentle sort. Smooth comes to mind as the namesake marnes gives this a bit of mineral. A great bargain, I'd say. — 10 years ago

Todd Trzaskos

9.0

Late night writing w/ Msr Arnaud. CdR for #dailytable
Sweet Earth, black fruit, sour tannins. #wine bargain you can line a cellar with. — 10 years ago

Michael Amoruso

9.1

Mint black chocolatey cherry. Can go longer. — 10 years ago

Mike Garcia

9.0

Reminds me of the typical wines in Nimes, France. The old Roman Ruins in Nimes are a sight to see. You can walk into a small grocery store near there and walk out with a bottle of wine, fresh baked bread and a variety of cheeses for under 15 euro. — 11 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

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 — 7 years ago

with Lola and Addison

Dr.Meandor

9.7

Tasted 06/09/2014

Superb wine - kinda headliner of Torres family. Perfect pairing to very special event.Superb wine - kinda headliner of Torres family. Perfect pairing to very special event.
Deep, smooth, noble. Can't get rid of feeling my glass was just poured from clay jug. Behind wet clay notes one can easy determine ripe plum, black currant and cumin. Very well balanced. Definitely best from Spain I ever had — 9 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.4

Super dry, like mineral water if it were really made of minerals, lemon peel. — 9 years ago

with Lynne

J M van Santvoort

9.0

2014. Warming, slightly spicy. Not too rich & powerful but easy & not too thin (not the most accurate word, the best I can do) — 9 years ago

Chris DeBarr

9.4

Dense as a quasar of GSM can be, pulsing with earth & old runic rituals. The Mourvèdre really sings w nights black as ink and that smell of garrigue at twilight, waiting to eat cassoulet... — 10 years ago

Chris Rovzar

9.5

This was recommended as a moderately priced (cheap) velvety red by the wonderful sommelier at Gramercy Tavern. It is super balanced and refreshing, you can taste the anise and pepper up front. — 10 years ago

Matt Russell

9.5

2012 le mas de flauzieres , Gigondas from S. Rhone valley. Dark plum look with high viscosity , tennis ball, cinnamon, plum, tar - medium/high tannin, light acidity, acids finish fleeting with a bit of fruit but the tannins linger long after. 14% alcohol which you can feel at first — 11 years ago