Zach D

9.1

Some nice florals on the nose, a little bloody and meaty; moderately complex. Palate with fine grained tannins, red and black fruits; some chalky minerals, but a pretty big dose of brett unfortunately. Still, the fruit does come through, with a moderate finish. Day 2; less brett and more fruit, still tight, needs 5 years but second day is much better — 14 days ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Doing some cellar “rearranging” (mostly Rhone/Tempier,, yep, found a box of mostly 1995s of the latter!!) in the cellar this past hour or so (why am I sweating like a greased old man pig?? Oh yeah, because I’m f’n old!!!) — anyway, moving a dozen ++ boxes or so yielded some interesting wines, some older Eric Texier Brezeme VV (2001?), some CdPs which I’ll post another day, and a bunch of 1995 Domaine Tempier, all of which we’ll try and post!! And, specifically, 1990 Clos des Papes CdP, hopefully they’re still rocking!!!
Anyway, this 2020 South African Syrah is quite fine (I think my first South African Syrah ever, so please be gentle @Dave), lovely redfruits, clean, balanced, medium-bodied, longish finish, quite good, actually!?!! — 7 months ago

with Jim

David Peifer

9.2

Great Bandol Rose. Not as good as Tempier but pretty darn close. — 2 years ago

Eric Smith

9.8

My favorite producer from one of my favorite regions. 25th wedding anniversary. — 5 years ago

Paul J

9.7

Rose on the first beautiful day of 2021!

2nd best Rose in the world and is starting to challenge Domaine Tempier Bandol for the top spot! Lovely dark salmon color. Full of fruit and floral elements. The age was nice on this. Really good juice! — 5 years ago

with Brooke

Michael Walker

9.6

I think my first Tavel. Strawberry color - equally full body - overly acidic. Guess I’ll try Tempier — 6 years ago

Paul J

9.7

Awesome as always! Fruit forward, rich, and refreshing. High quality. Beautiful salmon color. — a day ago

with Brooke

Ericsson

9.5

Bucket list wine. Always wanted to try the red but it is elusive. Some say it’s the Grand Cru of Provence. Found it at Grand Barrail in Bordeaux FR. It is decadent, I’d have it again any day. — 4 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.4

What a value at this restaurant. Everything in balance; aged well indeed. — 5 months ago

with Mike, Anne and 1 other

Matt Finelli

10

God tier wine! When Jesus turned water into wine, this is what I imagine he made. Desecrated fruit on the nose, taking me to the depths. Cherry notes, high acidity, high tannins, like licking the lacquer off a wooden table but you like it — 8 months ago

Paul J

9.3

From a magnum. Half decanted and half not. Didn’t really make a difference. More French than CA. Rustic nose with hints of burning wood and manure. Modest cherry fruit on the palate with cedar and earth. Medium depth and finish. Age really showed through. Not the wine I was expecting at all, but was nice. Somewhat similar to Domaine Tempier Bandol. — 3 years ago

with Brooke

Lois Hale

9.5

Dad really likes. Really nice rose. — 5 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.1

Surprisingly quaffable Bandol rosé... the edgy Mourvèdre notes are here, blood orange rind, garrigue, bright acidity. But the balancing blend introduces softer melon notes that makes this more accessible on release than other Bandols I’ve tried (Tempier, etc), and at a 30% discount as well. Nice! — 6 years ago

Francis le cave

9.3

Quel beau vin! Réussi la difficile tâche d'allier richesse et fraîcheur. Absolument aucune lourdeur. La structure est là, mais se boit facilement sans nourriture malgré sa relative jeunesse. Et quelle classe! Coup de coeur pour cette bouteille. — 6 years ago

Paul J

9.7

Wow!! This was amazing. PnP. Earth, barnyard mixed with lovely cherry fruit and subtle herbs. Great texture and depth. One of my best bottles of this. Paired great with BBQ. — 22 days ago

with Brooke

Doug Powers

9.5

Unlike La Tourtine, this bottle’s cork wouldn’t come out in one piece, on first sip this is more dark-fruited and almost brooding aromatically and on the palate, massive fruit impression, great balance, also a super long, lingering finish, another WOW! While I hesitate to say this, in the old days I would describe this La Miguoa as rough and masculine, and La Tourtine as silky and feminine, but both are truly outstanding. The price tag from WinEx back in the day was still on this bottle, $22.99. — 4 months ago

with Jim

John Kanellopoulos

9.5

Hard to not stop and rethink the smell, flavor and taste on this one… — 8 months ago

Dennis Hogenkamp

9.2

13.5% ABV Salute to Lulu Peyraud of Domaine Tempier in France. Lulu’s father owned the vineyard , and she along with her husband took it over. Sadly we lost her in October 2020 at the age of 102 y/o. This is a blend of old vine Mataro and Grenache. Light salmon color, watermelon initially , later apple. Very nice! — 4 years ago

Michael Greene

9.0

I am just a sucker for bandol rose. Not the complexity or detail of tempier or pibarnon, but delicious nonetheless — 5 years ago

Jeremy Autry

9.4

Super smooth. Love me some Bandol. It’s no Domaine Tempier, but very good. Hard to find, but worth the hunt. — 6 years ago