Gauge Wines

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2009

Clean & Complex, with great body and yet still elegant. This is a standard bearer. So many dichotomies showing perfectly now but many years of brilliance ahead. This is a wine every California GSM producer need in their quiver, as a gauge of balance. I enjoyed it so much we bought another bottle, the most genuine endorsement ! — 10 years ago

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Steenberg

Sémillon 2011

Promising. Nose beginning to open, palate and finish still a bit backward. Hard to gauge where flavor profile is headed but this showed much more terroir character than varietal flavors. Would be wonderful to revisit in 3-5 years. — 10 years ago

Foxen

Williamson-Doré Vineyard Cuvée Jeanne Marie Red Rhone Blend 2010

Nice combination of juiciness, power and finesse. Not a giant wine by any gauge, but was a really fine accompaniment to roasted leg of lamb with root veg and a mustard vinaigrette. — 11 years ago

Ty liked this

Fairview

Primo Paarl Pinotage

Haven't had much Pinotage lately, so hard to gauge how good this one is, but its a nice wine in its own merits. — 12 years ago