Jae Cho

9.2

Amazingly approachable now with lush palate. Mint, plenty of dried/fresh red fruit medley and namesake violets. — 2 months ago

Brian S

9.2

Dried strawberry, rose petal, blood orange peel oil. — 6 months ago

Bart Bartlett

9.0

It's a fantastic blend that starts blackberry and plum fruit forward. There's a nice salt and earthy finish. — 10 months ago

with Jennifer

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Primarily Nebbiolo with small amounts of Barbera (10%) and Dolcetto (5%) blended in. Medium pink color. Aromas of white flowers, rose petals and raspberry. The bold palate notes red berries, pomegranate and cherry with a hint of saline on the finish. Nicely balanced and an easy drink. Very food friendly. Bright, crisp and fresh. Another great way to enjoy the Nebbiolo grape. — 2 years ago

Rob DeShane

9.1

2011: yes, tar and roses but also strawberry compote, slight menthol, black tea, and violets….tannins are dry. Finish is medium-long length. Another gorgeous Vajra Albe — 4 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

A bit more complete than the Vajra Bricco delle Viole. A tad bigger and more rich in the mid palate. — 5 years ago

Darren Dittrich

8.9

A really nice Arneis blend from GD Vajra. A little Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc thrown in for good measure, producing a richer finish. Decent QPR, found at Whole Foods. — 6 years ago

Jennifer Wright

9.0

High alcohol, low tannins, excellent fruit and body, needed decanting, better the next day. — 2 months ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Clear, pale ruby in color. On the nose, it's clean with pronounced intensity primary and secondary aromas of cherry, raspberry, and smoke. On the palate, it's dry with high acidity, low tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of tart cherry, hibiscus, and wet slate with a medium finish. This wine is intense, complex, and with enough fruit to balance the acidity. Overall, I would rate this wine as very good. — 4 months ago

with Nellie

Mathew

9.1

Should have opened it early and decanted - or better yet, hid it under a floorboard for a good ten plus years. Tightly wound tannins which come out swinging. Yet, with hints of the promised land to come in its youthful (?) bluster. — 2 years ago

Rodney Miller

9.2

Dark fruit, spice, long finish — 2 years ago

with Merritt

Russ W

9.4

Needs 6hrs + decant — 3 years ago

with Krystal

Jack Hasten

9.4

Thanks Gary York…
NICE — 4 years ago

with Amy

Alex

9.2

A great Barolo and for less than $60. Nebbiolo leather and spice on the nose. Typical high but well balanced acid on the palate with raspberry and bright red fruit. — 6 years ago

Alan Johnston

9.4

3.4. Lovely fruity, lively Italian red wine. Very lively at first taste, growing smoother as it airs. On sale for $33.99. — 4 months ago

JKT

9.0

Very nice as noted previously, it’s got that Nebbiolo weight that floats. — 4 months ago

K Brooks

9.1

Quite nice with pork tenderloin. ($26) Vibrant with concentrated fruit. — 10 months ago

Shay A

9.3

@Delectable Wine : This is Domaine Les Monts Fournois’s Vallée 75 Mois de Cave - Premier Cru NV de Luxe. I didn’t see it in the database.

From winemaker Juliette Alips (Louis Latour, GD Vajra, Louis Roederer), cousin of the Bereche brothers (who are helping consult).

I love any and all things by Bereche, so when this new producer became available to try, I bought this as well as the vintage Grand Cru Cramant (which I posted a month or two ago).

As the name suggests, this receives 75 months on the lees. Base 2015, disgorged Sept ‘22. Blend of Pinot Noir (70%), Chardonnay (20%), and Pinot Meunier (10%). What I enjoyed about this over the Cramant was how Bereche-like it was. Powerful, beautifully ripe, textural as expected from the extended lees contact. Spiced golden apple, Mirabelle, layers of ripe and exotic yellow fruit before channeling the darker red berry fruit. Kiss of toast and sea spray at the finish. Wears its 5.5g/l dosage really well. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 93+ — 2 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.0

The ‘19 is 53% Dolcetto, 44% Barbera, and just 3% Nebbiolo. If you like GD Vajra’s Rosso efforts like me, you will love this wine. Blue fruits and fresh berries abound, you can taste the Dolcetto and Barbera. Probably less Nebbiolo than Vajra to keep things more appealing for American palates? Just a guess… count me in the minority Nebbiolo+ camp. Still, plenty of brightness, low-ish ABV, no faults, and completely gluggable… this is a fun and tasty red. Thank goodness this is possible from plantings in Cali. Drink chilled. — 4 years ago

Daniel Sullivan

9.0

Well blended and balanced. — 5 years ago