Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

Flowery on the nose, slightly earthy but dominating red fruit and a touch oaky. The palate is pretty nice, medium bodied with nice dosage of acidity and fine grained tannins, the finale is nice with red fruit and a touch though of dryness. Pretty good despite the youth, preferred the 2016 and 2014 drank recently, but very glad to have many bottles in the cellar that will sit a few years. 90-91 for now.

Nez avec une touche florale, du fruit rouge, un peu terreux et un peu de boisé. La bouche est avenante, acidité présente mais bien dosée, tannins aux grains fins mais un peu asséchante en finale, compte tenu de la jeunesse. Bien aimé mais moins profond que les 2016 et 2014 bu récemment. Content d’en avoir plusieurs en cave qui attendront. — 5 years ago

David Valenti

9.1

As good as last time. I confirm. And there's pepper. Very herbal. Somewhere at the top of my list. — 6 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

No decant; straight from the Cave. Lovely spice aromas here (cloves, cinnamon, walnut), supported by fine oak, tobacco and aged cigar box scents. Complex. Medium-body, still shy! Plums, dark cherries and an iron-like close on the still tight finish. Rich fruits shining through but tightly restrained by still lively tannins. Impressive. — 7 years ago

Matthias H

9.3

Excellent Cornalin — 7 years ago

Philippe L

9.0

Sortie de la cave — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.1

Last night was the Confrerie St. Etienne Spring dinner. It was my first time attending. This is a chapter of the original group out of Alsace, France, and is the only chapter here in the US...just happens to be in my neck of the woods! Great introduction to Alsace wines.

Kind of surprised at the reviews here for this wine. Maybe people rated the wrong one? This grand cru Riesling was paired with a Chilean sea bass and both were excellent. Not a lot of petrol on the nose, but it checked off most Riesling notes of honeycomb, pear and had that lovely sweet and quick finish on the palate. — 9 years ago

with Weston

Nicolas Duchesneau

8.9

C’etait bien, un peu jeune certe, mais pas pour en mettre quelques unes en cave — 5 years ago

Eryn Flynn

9.0

Fruity, medium bodied, easy to drink. Pairs well with meat and cheese.
— 6 years ago

Frank Waxman

9.1

Beauty. Cave du Chardon. — 7 years ago

A Pappini

9.4

nouvelle tentative, convaincu désormais après 5 ans de cave. Belle patine avec encore une superbe fraicheur. — 7 years ago

Alia Connor

9.2

Rich earthy chocolatey powerful. Elé sortie-d from her cave! — 8 years ago

Brad Hemmer

9.1

Cranberry, dried fruit, wet damp cave, peppercorn, spice, leather, good acidity. — 8 years ago

with Jenny

Peter Annett

10

Stunning Northern Rhone Syrah. Beautifully balanced, very smooth on opening. Even better the following day (half bottle each time). Even at £15, good value, courtesy of Tesco. — 9 years ago

Casey Schneider-Mizell

8.9

Surprisingly good, and as clearly northern Rhone syrah as any wine can be. It has the strong fruit and the floral complexity, but remains smooth on the palette and well balanced. — 5 years ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.0

I discovered this fine Syrah on AF — 6 years ago

Marcus Caple

9.0

Fantastic wine, earthy but with a long silky finish. £8.50 in Co-Op bargain — 7 years ago

Paul Petit

9.2

Un peu gras. Légèrement salée plutôt agréable. Jolie bouquet avec notes dominante de rubarbe. Un bel équilibre gras/acidité. Très minéral. Dommage les vins suisse sont trop cher — 7 years ago

Ulrich Kipper

8.9

One of the best price/pleasure ratios I know so far: 7 Euros, Cave Briau, Bordeaux — 8 years ago

Trevor Gates

9.1

Traditional, refreshing N. Rhone syrah. — 8 years ago

with KaLynn

Olivier Huguenin

9.4

Le grand Bordeaux à son apogée tel que je les adore! Que c'est bon ces vins avec 20 ans de cave! Du velours en bouche, grande longueur, des arômes tertiaires à tomber par terre! — 9 years ago