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9.2

Brotte Barville La Fiole Vintage Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2010, France

#AgedWineTuesday

Pretty color of light ruby with a light brick rim.

On the nose prunes, raisins and fresh red berries.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with red cherries, currants, light wood, spices, dark chocolates, tobacco leaf, herbs, light earth and peppercorn.

This 15-year-old red blend from Châteauneuf-du-Pape feels very young, especially right out of the bottle, with lots of acidity to carry it much further. Complex and interesting. Elegant and rich.

An interesting wine with port-like aromas on the nose and feels very fresh on the palate.

Still young and needs a few hours to open up properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.

Delicious by itself as a sipping wine and good with food too.

A blend of mostly Grenache with Mourvedre, Syrah, Cinsault and 4 other local Varietals. Aged in French oak barrels for 10 years. A tiny production of only 900 bottles made.

15% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$225. — 6 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Eugenio jesus florencio lalo o — a year ago

Ken Venezio

9.4

88% Cabernet Sauvignon with 10% Petit Verdot and 2% Merlot. Intensely concentrated black fruits, baking spices and a beautiful arrangement of florals. Simply elegant. — a year ago

Gladys Xiques

9.0

Sublime. Elegant and refined. — 4 years ago

Raj Harb

9.1

Delicious fruit but missing the length and complexity of his better bottlings — 6 years ago

David Goldmuntz

9.4

Segway from July 4th to Bastille Day — 8 years ago

John Needham CSW

9.2

Very young, this guy had some grip. It opened up after a day, but definitely will be nice down the road — 9 years ago

Mike Ancuta

9.4

This is only going to get better as it ages. — 10 years ago

Paul Kirmayer

9.0

Very nice old world wine from Languedoc region. Very drinkable and a great price. — 11 years ago

Kerie K

9.7

Very smooth, velvety. Sherri, you'd like this one! It's a Trader joes find 😉 — 11 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

a sweet nose of light bright fruit. Some green apple, delicate oak notes and citrus. A steeliness but some of the 15 sweetness with a light salinity and delicate shards of acidity. Young but approachable. — 6 months ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2008 Special Club pours a straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing and somewhat shy but there’s citrus, white peach, brioche and a rather fascinating smell that reminded me of a built-up roof. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose however here, it’s much richer and expansive. The finish is long. Young? Probably. Drink now through 2038. No disgorgement data. — 9 months ago

Alberto Cdm

9.2

Non sembrava pinot 2020 — 2 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Clear straw, small delicate bubbles. Green apple, pear and brioche in a puff pastry. Crisp, citrus, yeast and a dry finish. Nice Champagne 🍾 for the price. — 4 years ago

Jamie Diner

9.0

Home with Or — 6 years ago

Mike Betts

9.7

Amazing floral character- get yer own bottle this is mine! — 9 years ago

Joel Zimmerman

9.3

Very smooth Pinot 2011 — 10 years ago

Napa Valley Wine Academy

9.3

Laser focused #chablis #sommdayschool #wset — 10 years ago

Patrick V

9.0

A fairly reasonable priced (<2500jpy) from one of my fav regions - well made and smooth. — 11 years ago

with Yoko

Mo Cherry

9.8

Tremendous!!! Thank you, Claffee!!! — 12 years ago

GaryWEdwards

9.4

Fine mid-palate offering a black and red cherry pie that is ready to go at a fairly young age, Lovely enough to seek for my cellar when the value is right because the juice is excellent — 6 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.1

I interviewed this juice to present itself as the house summer sipper .:) — 8 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

#Remembrance #Love 6/25.

Sofia loved Penguins. We played w/ them in Dubai and she also skied indoor while I had a spot of Champagne and watched from a very big window. Only in Dubai. They have to build things of that nature…cus w/o them…just a bunch of sand. — a year ago

Turd Ferguson

9.1

Balanced. Floral. Pretty. — 4 years ago

Kevin Løk

9.3

Bandol: pink or white.

It’s a slight culture shock as a moron gringo in the South of France when wines by the glass are identified not by producer or even by grape but simply by place. Bandol didn’t mean much to me as a place, I drove through it en route to Toulon from Marseille but that was about it. Probably it was the fact that it was a vague homonym for bandit drew me to it — which is admittedly kind of lame, but the wine seemed to deliver. Any more than the progeny of any other Mediterranean town would have? Je ne sais pas. But this wine right here is a phenomenal rosé.

50% Mourvèdre, 40% Cinsault, 10% Grenache from Bandol. — 6 years ago

with Caroline

Rafael Landestoy

9.1

Magnum. Really nice. A bit of toast on the initial sip. — 8 years ago

with Ilida

Nowell Karten

9.2

Nose and palate of yellow flowers and citrus. Notably fresh, compared to recent tired bottle. — 10 years ago

Marc Pavan

9.6

At #bardotbrasserie in #aria hotel and casino. Mistake with the steaks. Ended up with 4! Needed a greasy red for all that red meat!!!! — 10 years ago

with Leslie

Rob Moose

9.5

This was a monster out of the gate and held its own. Really impressed. Shows age but not softness. Elegant, open, beeswaxy, beautiful — 11 years ago

Moreno Luis

9.4

Soft, delicate, elegant, great choice. — 11 years ago