Mike Saviage

9.2

Tawny color with a meaty nose. Notes of black cherries, bing cherries, forest floor, herbs, smoked meat and moist dark earth. Nice fruit in the mouth. Good balance. Decent drink. — 3 years ago

Gary Ly

8.9

Slight funk on the nose with hints of mushrooms. Leathery with slight acid to finish. Not much tannins so really good with light beef dishes (carpaccio and Tartarus, etc…). Good wine to have for dinner parties. — 4 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.2

A bright crimson red. A dark cherry smoke earth nose; lingers with meaty pot soil minty notes. Initial taste— raspberry-cherry subtle vanilla flavors. Tannins and cedar softly grip the pallet, but a full body and well structured dry Pinot. Hints of earthy spice, wet leaves linger and should integrate nicely with the tannins and cedar medium plus finish. I’d give it several more years. Pairs nicely with the famous Zuni’s chicken recipe from San Francisco; made from our oven to the Thanksgiving dinner table during the stay at home 2020 year. — 5 years ago

with Jill and Karin

Ericsson

9.0

Ruby red color with a watery rim. Hint of large game blood, wet earth, and fresh dark cherries on the scent. Ripe dark fruit up front, sweet almost; followed by stern tannings and a dry finish. A young wine, medium body, almost light alcohol but with lots of character yet easy drinking. Unassuming wine, extremely enjoyable. One of those, great all-around, Southern Rhône blends... — 6 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Nose of hay, earth, vanilla, cherry, iron. Profound and complex. The palate is long and wide with cherry along a strong acid backbone. Silky touch on the sides. An oaky thing happening in there too. Strong persistence of the vanilla and cherry for an everlasting finish. What a village! — 7 years ago

Raj Harb

9.2

Pounded on the porch. This was super today. Hazy...almost the color of white peach juice...bright berry fruit. Gone in 10 minutes — 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Great vintage for this PR. Lots of red fruits, soaring spice showing beautiful purity & finesse. — 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Really nice Villages Chambolle. Plenty of cherry fruit. Tannins are mostly resolved. Lovely! — 3 years ago

Jason Keefer

9.1

St. Nicolas son! Just such a wonderfully light interpretation of cab franc! Crisp green peppers, peppercorn, and blackberry. — 5 years ago

with Natasha

Ron Siegel

9.2

This was still tight that seemed to open over time with a nice nose of dark cherry, raspberry, licorice, dried herb spices, mineral & violet — 6 years ago

Vijay Parikh

9.0

Engaging with notes of cherry and olives. A bit simple with short finish but very accessible wine. Opened and poured after about 15 minutes of air — 6 years ago

Aryn Foland

9.4

So delicious wow, very tarte and fruit forward, light-medium body. A hint of carbonation. Funky and juicy, such a fun wine. Really recommend — 7 years ago

Mark Surman

9.0

Spiked grapefruit kambucha from the wilds of Slovakia. Yum! — 8 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.1

First Cruse of the season, delish — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Quite contained 30 minutes after decanting. Stewed plums and black pepper. Very savoury and earthy on the palate - prunes showing through. Fine yet firm tannins to finish off. Good value coming from Gigondas. Love this style of wine. — 3 years ago

ESF

9.0

Solid sipper - lighter in color & body, intriguing nose of strawberry & brambly red fruit, dried orange peel, herbaceousness, and hint of medicinal. Zippy & refreshing - went down easy (dry) — 4 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.3

Simultaneously generous with plummy fruit and savory, smoky notes across the nose & palate. Shows plenty of power, but has enough nuance & structure to keep it balanced. Will age nicely, but certainly approachable now. — 5 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Waxy with a honey quality to it. Rich, lush mouthfeel. Loads of fragrance and flavor. However Not really my style. Needs food- I could see a big, creamy chicken dish. — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Gorgeous out of the gates. Perfect elegant nose. Hard to describe. As it aerates gets more complex. Beeswax? Hay?

The palate is equally perfect. Dense with controlled richness. Like peach sorbet. Just covers the palate with elegant yum. Sorry if that’s a bit colloquial. Nicely mineral. Long finish. Super clean fruit. Not sure if this makes sense but one of the cleanest Rhône whites I’ve ever had. Very restrained for a northern Rhône wine.

Bought from fass selections. — 6 years ago

David J. H. Ruiz

10

12/24/2017: Colmar Famille — 8 years ago