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. — 6 years ago

with Mark

William Hughes

9.0

This winery is owned by an Argentine of Armenian descent. In Argentina his wineries are pretty top end. He hired Michel Rolland as his consultant and produces a good and very accessible wine with very good fruit. Blue and red fruits in this blend of Syrah, Tannat, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Montepulciano, and Khdoghni. Better than a lot of other Rolland wines I've had! — 7 years ago

Morgan Diamant

9.5

Blackberry, black cherry, plum, vanilla, leather. Well integrated with long finish. Velvety tannins — 7 years ago

Jerrold Cameron

8.9

Great cheap Bordeaux — 8 years ago

Mark Miller

9.8

12 years aged in French oak it was an absolute delight to drink. — 8 years ago

Eric French

9.3

So I've had a few vintages of this wine. Not been happy with them. But this 05, the first one made, is good. Bought on futures. At 11 years it's showing almost the right amount of age. I'd say drink in next 5 years. Well worth under 50 bucks. I think I paid 40. — 8 years ago

Samuel Maldonado

9.7

M Rolland at his best. — 9 years ago

Enoteca Della Santina

9.4

A beautiful, elegant Bordeaux blend from Bolgheri, Tuscany. We don't know how you can go wrong with combining the Antinori family and consulting winemaker Michel Rolland! — 9 years ago

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.9

great bordeaux blend made by Harlan team and michel rolland elegance meets ripeness richmess and texture — 10 years ago

Luis Kepler

9.0

Buen Verdejo . — 11 years ago

Ronald Collazo

9.1

Michele Rolland — 12 years ago

Nenad Kesin

9.3

An excellent blend from an excellent winery. Obviously the supervision of Michel Rolland payed off. Rich and fruity but than again well polished tanins and great overall balance make zhis wine exquisite. Sincerely recommend. — 6 years ago

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9.3

The 2015 Tour Saint Christophe was impressive from barrel and is equally impressive from bottle. Red cherry/raspberry jam, exotic spice and floral notes fill out in a sumptuous, racy Saint-Émilion loaded with personality. Even with all of its overtness, the 2015 retains a good bit of freshness as well. This is a fabulous showing from a property that continues to improve under the stewardship of owner Peter Kwok and consulting winemaker Michel Rolland. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2018) — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

3000th post. 🎉 On the nose; sweet, lush; black cassis, liqueur notes, sweet tarry notes, rich, lush; blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, plum, caramel, mocha, caramel, baking spices, warm, moist, rich, dark soils and fresh dark florals. The body is M and the tannins are round and soft. She is a beauty. Ripe, rich; blackberries, black plum, plum, dark cherries, black raspberries & poached strawberries. liqueur notes, sweet tarry notes, dark chocolate, mocha, caramel, baking spices, menthol, warm, moist dark earth, soft leather, dry rock powder, sweet black tea, fresh violets, dark, red florals, perfect round acidity and a rich, round, elegant fruit driven finish that last and lasts. Photos of; Clos E'Lgise and estate vines, signage, Helen Garcin-Leveque and her husband Patrice Leveque and their barrel cellar. Producer history and notes...Clos L’Eglise is one of the older chateaux in Pomerol dating back to the 18th century. The same time the farmhouse that is still in use was constructed. At the time, Chateau Clos L’Eglise was a larger estate. It once had been apart of the Gombaude Guillot. Eventually the estate was split in half. On one side of the street, you had Chateau Clos l’Eglise; which was owned by the Rouchut family. Across the street sat Chateau Clos l’Eglise-Clinet, which was owned by the Mauleon family. After awhile, Clos l’Eglise Clinet eventually changed its name to Chateau l’Eglise Clinet which also simultaneously gave birth to what we know today as Clos L’Eglise. While the wines are now produced by Helene Garcin that was not always the case with Clos L’Eglise. At one point, the estate produced wines under a leasing arrangement held by the Rouchut family. The modern era of Clos L’Eglise began in 1975, when the property facilities were all redesigned and modernized by the Moreau family. The Moreau’s also owned Chateau Plince. The old, non temperature controlled wood tanks were replaced by stainless steel. The vineyards were also expanded. Instead of buying more vines, the owners simply planted land that was being used as a pasture. Imagine now, Pomerol land being used to feed cattle. In the past, the property was planted with a much larger percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon, near 20%. All the Cabernet Sauvignon vines were eventually ripped out and replaced by Merlot. The next step of it's evolution took place in 1997 when the Right Bank estate was sold to Sylvaine Garcin Cathiard by the Moreau family. If the Cathiard name sounds family, she is the sister of Daniel Cathiard, the owner of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte. The sale set a new benchmark price for Pomerol when it sold for 12 million Euros! Today that price would be laughable! Prior to 2000, that was considered a huge price for Pomerol. Further investment was needed to replace the aging concrete vats and again modernize the facilities. In fact, the first vintage of Clos L’Eglise made by Helene Garcin was produced at Haut Bergey in Pessac Leognan. Helene Garcin also manages two estates in St. Emilion, Chateau Barde Haut, Chateau Poesia (Mendoza, Argentina) and Branon, which is situated in Pessac Leognan. Helene Garcin was put in charge of the property. She hired Michel Rolland as a consultant and a complete renovation of the facilities took place. Michel Rolland was eventually replaced by Alain Raynaud. Starting with the 2015 vintage, Thomas Duclos recently replaced Alain as the consultant. Their property is nearly 6 hectares. L’Eglise soils are rich clay, gravel and iron. It's located on a sloping hill near Chateau Clinet, Chateau L’Eglise Clinet and Chateau Trotanoy. Clos L’Eglise is planted to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. On average, the vines are 35 years of age. There is one old parcel of Cabernet Franc that was planted in the 1940’s. Vinification of Clos L’Eglise takes place in 55 hectoliter, insulated, stainless steel tanks. The new steel tanks replaced the oak vats in 2012. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel. Clos L’Eglise is aged in 100% new French oak for between 16 and 18 months. The property also has a second wine, Esprit de L’Eglise. On average, about 1,200 cases of Clos L’Eglise are produced every year. — 7 years ago

laszlo czegledi

9.0

nice alcohol. Good Barsac. — 8 years ago

Christine Havens

8.9

If my research is correct, the 2007 vintage of Phélan Ségur is pre-consultation with Michel Rolland. Parker routinely scored these wines in the mid-to-lower 80s, clearly he didn't care for them. The 2007 is old-school Saint-Estèphe, with brooding aromas of coffee grounds, black currents, barnyard funk and freshly overturned soil. Fine tannins on the attack, tinged with cedar, and smartly capped off with dried herbs and minerals. For its price, I found it to be enjoyable. — 9 years ago

Firoj Panda

9.6

Wow... Exceptionally superb... Smooth... Delightful. — 10 years ago

Mike Kane

10

From the high ground at Clos de Los Siete. — 11 years ago

Andres Villegas

9.6

Simple. Superb — 11 years ago

Sondra Bernstein

Owner of the girl & the fig, the fig cafe & winebar, Author of Plats du Jours, the girl & the fig's Journey through the Seasons in Wine Country and the girl & the fig Cookbook

9.1

Rich flavors of violets, — 6 years ago

Aaron Means

9.1

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). — 6 years ago

James Forsyth

9.0

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. — 6 years ago

with Cara

George Harris

9.2

Fresh strawberry, mineral effervescence... very, very drinkable. — 7 years ago

with Scott

Eric Egan

9.4

Three vintages 10 years apart (1990, 2000, 2010) - 1990 and 2000 were truly excellent. 2010 was rubbish. All this soft modern winemaking wankery. Rolland and his kind (and the Parkerised drinking gaggle) should be dragged to the stocks and processed quickly and summarily. — 7 years ago

Andreas Seitz

9.2

Deep red colour, nose of dark cherries and licorice. Smooth tannins, fine structure and body, ripe dark cherries. — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.2

Mocha with soy, Twizzlers (red), pipe tobacco, orange peel potpourri and some faint wet clay. And for the record, I didn't want to like this... Damn you, Rolland. — 8 years ago

Victor Charcan

9.0

Good fruit and extremely sweet tannins. Length, yet tasted blind it woukd be hard saying Ribera here. New world style — 8 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.3

Big, bold and transparent to its terroir. It breath, smells, feels and tastes like Napa. And this is what I love about it. Winemaking is not too invasive and the barrel use is present yet not overwhelming. I may be wrong but I feel a Michel Rolland influence here which is ok. Love that there is a great balance between juice, fruit and tannins seriousness. A delicious wine indeed. — 9 years ago

with Alejandro and Bernardo

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.7

declassied Fronsac when vitner used plastic sheets to stop rain in vineyard and helicopters to dry vines grear Fronsac michel Rolland — 11 years ago

Don Jacobson

9.9

Brings out best in St E. Cab Franc darkens just enough. — 11 years ago