Kat

9.3

Garrigue, plum, smoke, black fruit. Oof. Minerality is sublime. — a month ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Remarkable. Juicy and so dense but my goodness this is so elegant. It’s amazing how light on its feet the wine is for such a big boy. Genius. — a month ago

Bryan Kesting

9.3

Wine dinner at Matt’s. In a great spot and drinking beautifully. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

The color of the 2000 Pignan is a brilliant pale ruby color and slightly cloudy. Noticeably lighter in complexion than the others in the CdP flight. Yep…it has that scintillating, heady nose that is so unique to Rayas. Pine needles, wild strawberries, cardamom…woof. This bottle had some VA but I didn’t mind. Perhaps not the most exciting Rayas but I’m splitting hairs here. A very nice pairing with cassoulet, Toulouse sausage and duck confit. Drink now and through 2035. Merci Matt! — 2 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Candied apple pith fest. — 2 months ago

James Everhart

9.0

Good length, a bit bordeaux like. $35, 2015 vintage  — 3 months ago

Michael Ga

9.0

GoodvWine that goes way back. — 4 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Juan c homero g gernando noel rogelio — 3 months ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.0

Beautiful northern Rhône. Crazy aromatics. So pretty, dark sour cherries, pepper, some pleasant herbal greenness, a little stemmy. So many lovely layers. I need to put a 2022 away for probably 7-8 years to really hear it sing. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2010 vintage. Thinned out somewhat, body-wise, yet still packing a punch. Lots of complexities still in the tasting grasp. 9.20.23. — 8 months ago

Max Coane

9.1

Dark fruit. Bacon. Delicious. — 11 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.4

Mesquite, garrigues, fruitcake, dark red fruit, tobacco and menthol. — a month ago

Steven Lee

9.2

light, bitter sweet. Been searching and eager to try this wine. not cheap but nothing special in the end — 18 days ago

Taavi Davies

9.0

I would not have dared to drink this so young — but it was delicious, fresh & complex, — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Believe it or not, this is my first La-La and what a way to do it with a 1994 no less! Flintstone vitamins, gym socks, pomegranate, purple flowers, minerals like crazy…and what seemed like an impenetrable wall of granite. Tons of baking spices. Modern? Yeah of course but my goodness the quality is indisputable and this worked really well with Iberico pork cheek, mushroom ragu with lavender and thyme. The reality is, even at 30 years old, this is youthful. Drink now through, I dunno, 2044? — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Winegeeks Chih @ farallon — 2 months ago

Dick Schinkel

9.8

From Magnum! — 3 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Slightly cloudy garnet ruby core . Some herbal and slightly funky undergrowth , dried red fruits, dried mushroom , tobacco and dried spices, touch medicinal also. On the palate still some fruit , dried red cherry, those sous bois notes , rose and spice , liquorice . Balanced acidity, noticeable slightly angular tannin. Ok length with just a touch of warmth , slightly smoky finish . This is mature and should be drunk as I don’t see it improving. Drink Now and next 5 years . — 3 months ago

Lyle

9.0

Dry, dark fruit with a nice, smooth finish — 5 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Smoky violets. Savory with a whiff of grapefruit. Whole cluster. Thoughtful. — 6 months ago

Charlie Tapp

8.9

Needs time. Black fruit and dark flowers. — 8 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.4

Still a baby. Revisit in 15. — a month ago

Vanessa

9.3

It’s always a resounding ‘YES’ for JL Chave!!

That includes this luscious and concentrated Syrah from Saint-Joseph AOC in the Northern Rhône of France.

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave is a benchmark and icon of the Rhône Valley – a family-run operation since 1481 – with an entire range of deliciousness through the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave and JL Chave Selection portfolios.

This wine is deep ruby, trending on purple. It has pronounced aromas and flavors of boysenberry, blueberry, black cherry, cassis, pomegranate, also violet, bacon, sanguine, saddle leather, pipe tobacco, clove, cigar, damp earth, and black peppercorn. Alcohol is high (14.5% ABV) with medium (+) fine-grained and well-integrated tannins, medium (+) acidity, a medium (+) body, and a long, elegant finish.

It has a rustic and savory character with robust dark fruit notes; it’s layered, complex, structured, and age-worthy, benefitting from decanting. Still, it’s tasting wonderfully now.

Cheers to JL Chave and treasures of the Rhône!! — 2 months ago

with Deked1

Jay Kline

9.3

The 1994 was initially a bit shy on the nose but after many hours in the decanter, it showed such amazing character. In fact, it shared some characteristics with a lightly peated single malt scotch, with light smoke, marmalade, honey, golden raspberry and wet stone. More of its character was unlocked with food. In this case, monkfish, sweet potato, leek, and winter truffle. Drink now through 2034+ — 2 months ago

Jenn

9.0

Cinnamon, a subtle spiced wine flavor — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Some tangy orange notes and a complex yet fresh palate. Oily with white flowers, white pepper, lime and stone in the finish. Very good — 3 months ago

with Paul and Ara

Jan A

9.5

Over three years since I opened up the first bottle. Still young-ish but much easier to drink after a quick decant of half an hour. All the typical scents and taste of C9DP. Very balanced. Clearly from a warm climate but retaining ample freshness. Like it a lot. Hope I can keep my hands off it in the coming years to check in on the remaining bottles every couple of years — 3 months ago

Amanda Dreps

9.0

Delicious birthday wine — 3 months ago

Guy Acheson

8.9

Clean. Balanced. Very mild tannins. — 5 months ago

Doug Powers

8.9

Redfruits, nice acid lifts this, fully mature and is super clean compared to the gamey/leathery/slightly funky 1999 Pegau CdP, but lacks the depth or flavor interest or sheer complexity of the Pegau!! — 6 months ago

with Jim