Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.5

Robert Michel he is something of an institution when it comes to Cornas and its wines. Actually 2006 it's been his last vintage before retirement, even though he has continued to help and give advice to the young and gifted winemaker Guillaume Gilles. Cuvée des Coteaux here it comes from two parcels: Les Chaillots and Le Quartier de Renard. Michel used to make severe, uncompromised, traditionally austere and long-lived wines. Manual harvest, gentle fermentation with the entire stems, wine ageing in larger sized demi-muid cask. A pity that such a majestic vigneron doesn't make such one-shot wines any more. Though, what a patriarchal wine here we've got: power and delicacy at the same time in this 2006; purity, unsophisticated class is all I love in those kind of wines. Well, what else? Dionysus bless Michel and his solemn beverage in time and in eternity. — 10 years ago

Danny Roosevelt

9.8

Apple juice as interpreted by Dionysus. A pure pleasure. — 10 years ago

Andrew Fortgang

9.0

Super aromatic and so many delicate flavors. Really neat — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.0

A fresh and clean style 15% semillon with pretty white flowers from Bacchus and Dionysus vineyards. A Bright and refreshing style ripe melon fruit with a nice zesty finish nice weight with ripe melon and fig fruit on the tongue. Finish 35+ excellent — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.7

This wine is made by the great Michel Roland and is a blend of 81% merlot 19% Cabernet Sauvignon from weinbau vineyard candy mountain Dionysus and Conner lee vineyard all are warm sites and the Cabernet is from tapteil on red mountain. A very big and seductive bouquet of dark plum and crem de cassis like fruit very rich and ripe with toasty oak spice dried flowers and dark coco very complex and long on the finish. Big and chewy very rich and layered with silky smooth velvety texture with layers of dark chocolate and a very long finish. Finish 50+ wonderful balance and length with a firm hand of acidity — 11 years ago

Lesa Gough

9.2

Delicious! — 10 years ago

Kent Waliser

9.4

Wines no longer made. Stellar wine from great vintage 2005 and all cab from young block at Dionysus vineyard. Jill made some fabulous wines. — 10 years ago

Kent Waliser

8.9

This PV is from Dionysus Vineyard. It was the first crop. I am glad I waited this long to try it. Would have gone much longer with acidity and tannin. Big structure but fruit comes through. Vintages after this have been fruitier more rounded. Fun to drink. — 11 years ago

Sheila G.

9.1

Very smooth. Oak but not too much. Pear. Apple. — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.5

63 cab 29 mr 8 cf a mix of different vineyards Dionysus red willow Bacchus worked at Delille the first graduate from walla walla school of viticulture. Has a good punt of currant and dark cherry dark chocolate fresh savory herbs. Very big and chewy with lots of dense rich berry fruit dark spice and chocolate berry fruit. Long layered finish. Finish 40+ excellent+. — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

8.9

This is in collaboration with armin diel at 12.9 this only has a touch of residual bright green apple fruit bringing together the hoarse heaven hills for the minerality and stone fruit, Yakima valley Phil church vineyard for the bright acidity then some sagemoor and Dionysus vineyard fruit white flowers nice complexity here on the nose a nice touch of sweetness on the tongue with a nice dry finish some pretty floral notes. Excellent — 11 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.8

Breg Francesco Joško Gravner Table Wine Friuli 1995 .. one of those rare wines that gives me great joy and melancholy at the same time just because since the first sip I do perceive already extinguished the whole bottle in less than half a second; I've no other words to express this elusive feeling, words by mythologist Károly Kerényi: "Where is the kingdom of Dionysus over there life proves irreducible and with no borders." — 10 years ago

Lance E. Farman

9.0

2014 soon to be released. Get some, for it's their best iteration of Viognier. Whomever says Viognier struggles with acidity will reconsider their claim, cus it's p0pping with acid. The nose is heady, borderline intoxicating on its own. Meanwhile, the palate is exuberant with an exciting finish, each element jockeying to be noticed until you cNt resist another sip, no....drink. Enjoy Dionysus, adios Apollo. — 10 years ago

Robert Morris

8.9

Big, exciting, good nose. Full flavor. Paired nicely with salami, cheese. Definite bite on the finish (points deducted). This would pair best with bolognese. Great value. Will try again. — 11 years ago

Gayle Hurt

9.7

Dionysus grant me the will power to save a few bottles for future years. Black Cherry with really earthy/mineral tones that carry through to the finish. So glad we discovered Soter last visit to Oregon — 11 years ago

Michael Faddis

8.9

Whole Foods — 11 years ago

Dave McIntyre

9.7

Great value! Just $10 for this delightful blend of Trincadeira (40%), Aragonez (40) and Alfrocheiro (20). Blackberry, boysenberry and a hint of clove. Light but flavorful and delicious. 14%. Imported by Wine In-Motion LLC, Union NJ. Dionysus. — 12 years ago