Parker Campanella

8.9

Freshly ground garden hose — 10 years ago

Catherine Theis

9.1

Thanksgiving! — 10 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Beautiful to the eyes, nose and mouth. Acid, fruit & mineral in that order. Love the middle ground between dry red Grenache & Rose here. Get some. 2014 vintage. — 11 years ago

Jean-Marc Troadec

9.5

2004—part of a Vieux Telegraphe vertical. Excellent, with layers of good dark fruit and hints of leather and smoke, plus a nice earthiness overall. A lesson for me on the effect of bottle age. (And also how pro ratings can be off the mark—this was wonderful!) Drinking nicely now... — 11 years ago

Julia Huang

9.6

Not sure if it's the brand placebo effect, but this was the crowd pleaser of the evening — 11 years ago

Bob Barry

General Manager Winebow

9.5

"Would you like some ground pepper?" YES! — 12 years ago

Joel Vincent

10

A standard for Grenache/Syrah blend — 12 years ago

Florian Perolini

9.0

In English and French.

What a luck !

- A magnum Hermitage La Chapelle 1975 from Paul Jaboulet Aîné.

Bottle opened 24 hours before drink.

The wine is brown and trouble.

A big density, the bouquet offer lot of spicies, cinnamon, dried grappe, old cherry in alcool, date fruit.

The palate :

Full of spicies, deep. Again the cinnamon followed by date fruit and dried grappes, smooth and elegant, a long and fresh finish on the ground aromas like mushroom an old and luxury wood.

Not so old ! A great wine. Loved it.

Around 1200 - 1700 €


- Chance incroyable !

Degustation autour de ce magnum de 1975. Rare. Bouteille ouverte 24h à l'avance.

Sous sa robe usée, trouble et marron, ce vin cache une ceritable fraîcheur.

Son bouquet s'ouvre sur les épices, cannelle, fruits secs, raisins secs, cerise à l’eau de vie et dattes fraîches d'Iran.

Un grand bol de fruits secs, d'épices, de dattes, beaucoup de matière et de tendresse. Un style tout en élégance.
Une longue finale sur des notes tertiaires de mousse, champignon, et de vieux cèdre.

Très beau. J'ai beaucoup aimé.
Attention, le goût de vieux vins est toujours particulier !

Autour de 1200 - 1700 €.

À bientôt.
Florian. — 10 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.7

Some of the best damn Côte Rotie I've had. Love this producer. Aromatic intensity with no shortage of ground pepper and bacon fat aromas. — 11 years ago

with Molly, Adam and 1 other

Erin Winter

9.8

Delicious tart cherries and vanilla finish. Love it, great sipper on its own — 11 years ago

Austin Ferrari

Wine Director Hillside Supper Club

9.2

Dog fell asleep on this beauty! — 11 years ago

with Kit, Brian and 1 other

Jon Bonné

Wine Editor San Francisco Chronicle

9.2

2012. Really happy to see a new vintage of this appear. — 12 years ago

JohnQ Boxler

Sales Berkeley Wine Company

9.5

Give me your root day! This wine will wrestle it to the ground! Boom! — 13 years ago

Peter 0'Neill

9.1

Gave this 3 hours in a decanter but to very little effect, it remained stubbornly reticent. A nice balance of dark red & black fruit and tannin, even if the latter is still pretty drying on the finish. The class is evident but this, to me, needs a ton more time. The 2006 — 10 years ago

John Weber

9.0

I was actually really surprised by this wine, as I am typically not a Shiraz fan. — 10 years ago

John Lenart

9.4

Absolutely deliscious Cab blend. Amazing value. — 11 years ago

John Sweeney

9.7

2011 Galatea Effect Genception of Giants syrah. #nye2015 #syrah #rhonerangers — 11 years ago

John Sweeney

9.3

Really in a good place. — 11 years ago

Austin Ferrari

Wine Director Hillside Supper Club

9.4

Ground breaking! Thanks to one of my best buddies.. Happy Thanksgiving! — 11 years ago

with Anthony

Mara Welton

9.7

Peach jolly rancher wrapper with a hint of ground cherry. Creamy, yet bracing. Super nice! — 12 years ago