Château Rolland Maillet

Château Maillet

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Great pizza wine but not showing much Bordeaux complexity, at least not yet. Very new world, this presents like a young Napa cab sans some tannin. — 6 years ago

David, Ron and 2 others liked this

Château de la Font du Loup

Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2013

Sondra Bernstein
9.1

Rich flavors of violets, — 8 years ago

Château Fontenil

Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Spending Valentine's Day with a big boy. No, Cara hasn't undergone some major change. Rather, this Fontenil packs a punch... black and blue (fruit that is). An overt and tasty offering from Michel Rolland. — 8 years ago

Cara Zimmerman
with Cara
Cara, Trixie and 15 others liked this

Les Vignes de P'tit Jean

La Ferme du Rolland Beaujolais-Villages Gamay 2013

Fresh strawberry, mineral effervescence... very, very drinkable. — 9 years ago

Scott Guglielmino
with Scott

Long Shadows Vintners

Pedestal Columbia Valley Merlot 2006

This is interesting to me. I've had a few vintages of this merlot and enjoyed them all. Even though this is a Michel Rolland styled effort, it shows as an unmistakably new world merlot. Lots of plum and blueberry, very little of the restraint you'd see in a right bank Bordeaux. — 9 years ago

David and Eric liked this

Long Shadows Vintners

Poet's Leap Columbia Valley Riesling 2016

Shay A
9.1

A wonderful tasting put on by Classic Wine Storage featuring Long Shadows Winery. If you aren’t familiar with these wines, they are phenomenal WA state wines that are made by the likes of Randy Dunn, Phillipe Melka, Michel Rolland, John DuVall, and more.

Supposedly this is the number one Riesling in WA state. Dry style. Petrol on the nose. Honey, apricot, bright acidity with a slate finish.
— 7 years ago

Mark Flesher
with Mark
Somm, "Odedi" and 33 others liked this
Bryan Kesting

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@Shay A: I have not had this particular Wash state Riesling however I will say the last one I had was bone dry and had a nose of petrol. I wonder if it’s a characteristic of these wines?
Shay A

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@Bryan Kesting : Seems to be. On day 2, it was very similar to day 1 with a slight decrease in the petrol but it is unmistakable. I wouldn’t say this is bone dry, but it’s definitely an off dry style. Very nice.
Mark Flesher

Mark Flesher

I consumed the leftovers. So, Shay had a bit of a different experience. There is a bit of green apple here, but quite a bit more petrol. I can imagine there was more acidity, more green apple and less petrol than yesterday but this wine is still quite enjoyable and RATHER easy to drink. For the sub $20 price point, it is a solid wine, but if you pop the cork, drink the entire bottle. At $18/bottle, you shouldn't have any left over.
9.1

Jacques Maillet

Autrement Vin de Savoie

The 2015 was excellent. — 8 years ago

Elena liked this

Michel Rolland

Val de Flores Malbec 2010

Blackberry, black cherry, plum, vanilla, leather. Well integrated with long finish. Velvety tannins — 9 years ago

Château Franc-Maillet

Cuvée Jean Baptiste Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Deep, dark beautiful red. A little spicy, hints of pepper. Very soft, smooth finish. Low tannic finish. — 9 years ago

Michel Rolland

Mariflor Malbec 2011

Deep red colour, nose of dark cherries and licorice. Smooth tannins, fine structure and body, ripe dark cherries. — 10 years ago

Realm Cellars

The Tempest Napa Valley Red Blend 2014

Fully opaque ruby violet offering aromas of black cherry, cassis, cocoa powder, coffee, and cedar. Full bodied, soft, and fruit forward with incredible mid-palate density. The tannins are fine grained and alcohol is 14.6%. Made from a blend of 62% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot sourced from vineyards like Beckstoffer’s Orchard Lane and Dr. Crane and aged in 65% new French oak. Along with Duckhorn, this is one of my favorite California Merlots and is crafted by winemaker Benoit Touquette and consultant Michel Rolland to drink young. I favor a pop and pour approach. $95. — 7 years ago

Shay and Tim liked this

Nicolas Maillet

Mâcon-Verzé Chardonnay 2014

(might be wrong about this one) Had this at Hornstulls Bodega a couple weeks ago. Soo drinkable, dense in fruit but so fresh and appealing! — 8 years ago

Bodega DiamAndes

Clos de los Siete Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Impressive for a sub $20. The first ever vintage of this wine, made even more special by meeting with Michel Rolland and staying at the Pere Verge estate (proprietors of Clos de los Siete). — 8 years ago

Daniel P., Anthony and 2 others liked this

Jacques Maillet

Autrement Vin de Savoie Jacquère 2014

Razor sharp acidity and intensity. Lots of bitter citrus fruit, with pleasant juicy generosity. A good pairing for balsamic vinegar in the salad. — 8 years ago

Sarah Bignami
with Sarah
Serge, Kimberly and 13 others liked this

Nicolas Maillet

Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay

Expectations exceeded with full body Macon-- Simple but lovely. — 9 years ago

Robin liked this

Michel Rolland

Red Bordeaux Blend

Great cheap Bordeaux — 9 years ago

Jacques Maillet

Rousette de Savoie Altesse

Very mild, classic light white — 9 years ago

Anthony liked this