edward Simpson

9.4

Purchased after a visite, Sept 2017, was excellent then and for a first excellent when sampled back home, lovely berries, soft tannins, almost note of graphite, of the terroir, lovely 4th Growth, so happy with the visit and purchase...will lay the rest down... — 8 years ago

SV

9.3

Honeysuckle, beeswax, chamomile and lemon curd nose. The acid hits first and then evolves into underripe peach, and pith, and aromatic citrus like yuzu or pomelo. A wine that makes you want to stick your nose in the glass and rest your forehead on the rim to enjoy. — 9 years ago

Monica Lewis

9.3

Peppery goodness, awesome region — 9 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.5

No new oak, very soft. From arras vineyard. — 9 years ago

Edmond Bordelon

9.5

Winner of the night!! Hands down!! Had it an hour in the decanter (should go longer), and it just opened up nicely, as you can tell by the empty glass. Phillipe Melka is at his best with Brand. I need to hide the rest of these from myself for another 6 years. Balanced, beautiful color and a great finish. — 9 years ago

Mark Donovan

9.4

I had 2 glasses on Xmas day using my new coravin and just had the rest this evening. I believe this is one notch better than opus 2012
— 9 years ago

David Annis

9.3

Cork disintegrated, but otherwise no concerns. Very restrained with more fruit showing as it took on air. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the bottles age. — 10 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.6

An absolutely fantastic offerring from Juan and company at Realm. Their merlot-driven cuvee with the rest cab franc, cabernet, and petite verdot, this wine boasts increbile fruit and depth of flavor. Sweet, ripe tannins and a long finish that both suggest many years of life, this is easily the best version of The Tempest that I've ever had (and I've tried every vintage of this wine). Just terrific. — 10 years ago

with Vanessa

Bob McDonald

9.3

Almost the anniversary of my first Delectable entry when sitting outdoors at a wonderful restaurant in Gigondas under a tree drinking the 2008 vintage of this wine with all the family. This is 70% Grenache with the rest made up of Cinsault Syrah and Mourvèdre. The further south the higher usage of Mouvedre until Bandol right on the Mediterranean coast where it can be 90 to 100 % because of its higher tolerance to hot conditions. Chateau de Beaucastel where I visited a year ago uses all 13 permitted varieties with the highest being Mourvèdre at 30 %. They have increased this % over the years because of warmer conditions at vintage lessening the Grenache % so alcohol levels do not get out of control. Love this very savoury style of wine. 18. — 11 years ago

Chris Schmid

9.7

A classic. Leather, vanilla, cured meat, raspberry, cherry etc. you know the rest. — 13 years ago

Susan Sangiacomo

9.4

Hands off! Let it rest for a while. It needs time. — 8 years ago

Rakesh Tondon

9.4

Love the nose on this. This is like a burgundy — 8 years ago

Michael Townley

9.3

Dark inky purple color, nice tannins with a soft finish — 9 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Very, very soft and delicate without much spice. Build and stays without. — 9 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.1

Soft and pure fruit. Very gentle soft finish. Plenty of acid but aslo rounded fruit. — 9 years ago

Mike R

9.3

First time with this wine - me likely - big bold beautiful - decanted for one hour - this does have a jimmy Durante nose on it - a real intoxicating one - drink the rest in another hour - i have to remember to breath as @Jody Scharf reminds me and remember the band Durant Durant as they say "Relax relax" - nice night for wine and smiles - love to 😁😬😬 — 9 years ago

Casey Stringer

9.6

2013 Bard. I just couldn't wait. Now that I got that out of me I will let the rest sleep. — 10 years ago

Julia Eklund

9.0

Don't know anything about this wine but I did think it was an elegant sonoma Pinot — 11 years ago

Peter Tongren

9.2

Very very good. Not too fruity. I like this a lot. — 12 years ago

Simon Stuart

9.8

Stunning! Aprox £35 rest. 9/10 — 12 years ago

James Keneally

9.1

Almost raspberries and saraspailla. Good texture and balance. — 8 years ago

Trevor Chudleigh

9.0

Light and smooth and easy drinking - belies it's youthful vintage. Nice plum and cherries but not too fruity. 2016 vintage consumed July 2017. — 8 years ago

Lisa Evans

9.8

Wow, this wine takes me back to wine tasting at Arista. While it is still so young, the smells and flavors that you experience while drinking it, take you right back.... lovely!! — 9 years ago

with Rob

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Iighter than the Barossa mataro but lots of punch. — 9 years ago

Barbie Fiallo

9.5

Our New Year's Eve dinner bottle. Fabulous! Decanted for an hour or so. Saving the rest for aging. Yummm. @Benoit Touquette does it again!!! — 9 years ago

with Jonathan

Preet Grewal

10

Excellent cloudy and fruity sake — 9 years ago

Tom Swanson

8.9

Drinking very well, the other bottle is going to rest for a few years! — 10 years ago

with Melissa

Jesse Dang

9.3

Found this bottle tucked away and misplaced due to a move a year ago and was pretty anxious about how the bottle may have been stored over the past 12 months. Fears were put to rest soon after opening. Glorious fruit and a little dirt for good measure - so glad I found this gem. — 10 years ago

Jackson Rohrbaugh

9.5

Mature, complete, soft. A gracious old queen laid to rest. — 11 years ago

Kevin O'Connor

9.0

Love this vineyard and really like this wine. Going to let the rest of my bottles rest for a few months before trying again. — 12 years ago

with Megan