John Hagood

9.0

Probably from last Chambers sampler. 11/8/25 Cold Night. Very dark pour, potent scent out of bottle. Black fruits on nose. Moderate tannins. Solid sediments on second day. — 15 days ago

Liz Dolan

9.8

Peppery and delicious. Smooth — 22 days ago

Raun Kupiec

9.1

Exceptional, the lightest hint of Syrah smoke, but a lot fruit forward blackberry and herbal bell pepper hints, loads of acidity, integrated tannins. — a month ago

with Barbara

Conrad Green

9.4

Plush and rich and plummy. Pure and bloody. Excellent — a month ago

with Matt and David

Joe DAscoli

9.2

Used the Durand on the cork - soaked to the edge. Decanted for 2 hours.

This wine had some gaminess. Smooth. Fruit was a bit wild and overpowered by the savory flavors.

Paired well with the chicken skewers and onions. Needed complex flavors in the food to pair well.

Good but quite a bit below the Beaucastel — 2 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2010 | a treat — 2 months ago

Ann Elizabeth Mekala

9.5

This is everything I want in a red- juicy, fruity, earthy, peppery. Yum yum yum — 11 days ago

Raun Kupiec

9.0

First bottle corked. Luckily able to pull another from the cellar to compare. What a difference! Great learning when you can compare. Black cherry, smooth, decent acidity, very soft tannins. First bottle was wet cardboard. — 24 days ago

with Barbara

Ken Venezio

9.0

100% Syrah. This is a very inexpensive Cotes but 2019 was a banner year. Velvety and full bodied. Notes of black cherry, graphite and cocoa powder. Medium tannins brings a decent finish. Nicely paired with a spicy grilled chicken. — a month ago

Dave Keatley

9.0

Opened this a few years too early. Dark and brooding. Olives, violet, blackberry. Wild and savory. Would love to try this again in a few years! — a month ago

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.8

Anniversary of Willy’s -44 years with Olivier Clape et Magali Jacob - for release of their book «  a year in the vineyard «  — a month ago

Karita Troberg

9.3

It’s a very balanced, rich and pleasant wine. No suprises, but perfect delivery. — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Cuu amigos — 2 months ago

Michael Dierberg

9.8

Tasting with a big fan of Rayas. Better than the 2010 and both bottles were so different than other CDP. This one more Burgundy, the 2010 closer to Bordeaux. Both very elegant. — a month ago

with JiaMin

Ron Siegel

9.4

Open, expressive showing a perfumed nose of dark fruits, meat, graphite, olive, licorice, spice box, crushed rock & violet — a month ago

Richard Portes

9.3

17.5+ lovely nose, very rich, so unlike Gerard (say) — a month ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Juicy and fresh but not terribly complex — a month ago

with Sarah

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Gpo 2 aguas Cuu con ludo — a month ago

Gene Chow

9.0

Nice spice, great Syrah. — a month ago

Tom Barras

9.2

Still displaying the youth and vitality of a much younger wine, its black fruit appearance is dark and dense, the confirming perfumed aromatics and dark fruit flavors are still quite primary, and its structure is solid with ample fruit, light acidity, and supporting, chalky tannins at the long mouth coating finish. Definitely in its Golden Years. (Should be ideal with tonight’s Soy marinated Rack of Lsmb.)

— 2 months ago