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9.2

Lurid magenta. Expansive aromas of mineral-tinged red berries, incense and cola, joined by a suave floral nuance as the wine opens up. Appealingly sweet and seamless on the palate, offering juicy raspberry, cherry, spicecake and candied licorice flavors that are braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Finishes smooth and long, with gentle tannins and lingering floral pastille and star anise notes. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, December 2019)
— 4 years ago

Michelle Ng

9.2

Good wine with good food tonight. — 6 years ago

Dan Pugh

10

One of the best Chateauneuf du Papes I have ever tasted. Bursting with flavor, rich and even creamy notes, plum and black cherries, currants, a little cinnamon. Wonderful. Maureen says, "Porty and yummy, earthy, good." — 8 years ago

Francisco Perez

9.0

Fruity, bold and spicy. Great with ham & turkey. Good finish. — 8 years ago

JS Crawford

10

Excellent. — 9 years ago

Kat Thomas

Sommelier Rose.Rabbit.Lie

9.7

Love this! Cranberries & spice are oh so nice...great acidity that's going to hold its own now and later. — 9 years ago

David Monaghan

9.3

Stunning. Not one of my usuals but an enjoyable glass no the less... It's forefathers can be proud the name lives on through this little number — 9 years ago

with Baroness

Cecilie Isern

9.3

God rødvin - bryllupsdag m+p 2014 — 10 years ago

Louis Villard

9.5

I am so impressed with this wine. Despite it being the youngest of La Crau, the vines are still older than 20 years. What to say really....this wine is sublime. Soft notes of red berries but the palate is ripe blue and black berries. Almost like grabbing a handful of berries out of a bowl and devouring them. Cloves as well then there's also an amazing granite like minerality to it while the finish lasts an eternity, similar to bell chime slow resonating out, as I said....sublime and this is only Brunier's second wine from the vineyard. — 10 years ago

Omar Miranda

9.7

Me encanto!!! :-) — 11 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

V13. Good, interesting. Cedar nose. Nice raspberry, black cherry and black currant fruit. Tight, black pepper, hints of clove , and leather finish. Decant. — 5 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.0

Continuing the anniversary year wines! Plenty of life left in this bottle. Wish I’d bought more. — 6 years ago

Nagib Nasr

8.9

Nice smooth and easy to easy. Would pick it again! — 8 years ago

Michael Palermo

9.0

Somehow we forgot to rate it while we were drinking it (I think that's a good sign!), Laura liked it but it's one of my favorites, very good the second time around — 8 years ago

Rick Barr

9.0

Enjoyed this at Le Mercurie, Ste-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood in Paris. — 9 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

8.9

Darker deeper, liquorice, dried fruit. Dark forest fruits, smoky, meaty. Big, full, meaty, chewy. Raisin, black fruit. Quite hot. Decent, but OTT — 9 years ago

Joanna Ridgway

9.2

Love this crisp and clean Blanc de Blanc, great value for the price. — 9 years ago

Anna Marie Dos Remedios

10

Date night and the perfect bottle of wine:) Blueberries upfront and beautiful acidity and length....I could go on and on — 9 years ago

with Deb

Simon Mckay

9.6

Short ribs w Andrew and Mary! — 10 years ago

Dan Hess

9.1

French classique — 10 years ago

with Sarah

Lee Marcotte

10

Really great. Well balanced. — 12 years ago

Michael Lee

8.9

Breathe longer for the raspberry taste — 5 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.0

Continuing the theme of France 2003 this weekend... Showing some age but in a good way. Color fading and tannins pretty much melted. Dried red fruit and sweet leather character. — 6 years ago

YG Oh

8.9

2016/10/30
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가죽향. 강한 피니쉬 좋은 발란스 — 8 years ago

Neil Shah

9.3

2000. Settled in a good way. — 8 years ago

Mike Davila

9.4

Drank this entirely too young. Big restrained fruit with a nice tannin/acid balance, not hot or messy at all. Check in again in 5 years, would not be surprised to see this go a total of 15-20 years. — 9 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.0

Good vibrancy, bright cherry, raspberry notes. Tobacco, spice, good fruit, sweet spice. Oaky, cedar. But not overtly alcoholic. Good style — 9 years ago

Francis Wilden

Director Francis Wilden Food & Wine Consulting

9.0

09 vintage: drinking beautifully, surprisingly lively on the palate, and not showing any sign of heat/XS alcohol which I often associate with this vintage. Medium bodied, quite plush, lovely bright red fruit characters with a "stony" background note. Very nice drink. — 9 years ago

with David

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

2003- Don't be afraid of the vintage :) 80 Grenache knit beautifully w/ 20 Mourvedre. This was the precursor to VT's "Telegramme" bottling. Dark fruit & pronounced black pepper w/ a secondary savory/umami note. — 10 years ago

Nathan Phillips

9.7

My current Trader Joe $6 favorite. Amazing for $6 and I don't care if I open it for just one glass — 10 years ago