Amanda Ott

9.5

Wonderfully crisp green apple and grapefruit with delicate floral notes. Perfect chilled on a hot summer day. Easy drinkin. — 8 years ago

Lauren Schlander

9.1

Love this Rose, especially on a hot day. Tastes of berries with a clean and crisp finish Very affordable but does not taste cheap. — 9 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.8

If there were ever an archetypical Syrah, Jamet's Cote-Rotie would be a strong candidate. To me this is a pure expression of a classic Northern Rhone Syrah. It is not a single site, but a blend of terroirs, encompassing over 20 sites mostly from hard rock schist bedrock with little to no topsoil. There is NO Viognier in this wine like one might expect from most Cote-Rotie that might have 1-5% co-fermented.

Importantly, there is also a lot less of the oak character that can dominate and overwhelm many Northern Rhone wines. The oak maturation, while not short at 22 months, only uses 15% new oak with no trace of it on the palate as it is perfectly integrated. Grape bunches are whole cluster fermented and macerated for up to 3 weeks.

The 2007 we have here was drinking superbly for a young wine, showing lively and racy layers of peppercorn spice, roast beef, and warm blackberry and currant fruit from the hot 2007 vintage. While from a warm vintage, not a hair is out of place. Density and purity exude from the nose and hint at what a brilliant future this wine has. Perfect acidity and fleshy ripe tannin provide the backbone structure for father time to peel back the layers of this beauty. I will be chceking back in 5 years at the earliest. — 9 years ago

Shawn R

9.2

First wine opened for our homemade grilled pizza night. Great bottle to start with. Opened and let sit for about 2 hours-wanted to come across a little hot with the alcohol being so high but turned out to be perfect. Definitely a bottle to share! Black jam fruits on the nose-smoke, spice and a hint of herbs on the finish. Fun bottle! — 10 years ago

Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.2

2011: all varieties. Meaty, lavender, garden herbs, smoky, but still very vibrant red fruit. Lovely vibrancy of red fruit and all Mouvedre and Grenache aromatics. Sweet fruit, juicy acidity, hot indian spice and liquorice. Plum, cherry, spiced. Quite ready now. — 11 years ago

Kyle Schlachter

Writer Colorado Wine Press

9.2

Hot, strawberry jam, leather, mint. Big, but not over the top. — 11 years ago

with Ricky

romo

9.2

A bit hot. Great nose. — 11 years ago

Ian Kingsley

10

A lush "vinho verde" - or green wine! Beats Casal Garcia and Santola. Very fresh tasting. Easily drink several bottles on a hot sunny day at lunch! Has a great little "fizz" feeling on the tongue. — 11 years ago

Jeff Taylor

9.3

Don't be afraid of the rose. Great on these hot Austin nights. Syrah grape. $9-11/bottle and an excellent buy — 12 years ago

E & K G

9.1

Really enjoyed this bottle and it showed its versatility with various soups/sauces at our favorite hot pot BYOB place in Hawaii. Lamb, beef, sesame sauce, miso sauce, spicy soups. It works with everything. #wheninamerica #drinknapa — 8 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

Still tight & a bit hot. 375ml bottle — 9 years ago

Amr Elazhary

9.5

I am so biased.. for me this is the ideal wine... just hits all the notes on my taste buds.. fruity, acidic, light with a great breadth finish.. if I could choose a wine that I can drink for the rest of my life that would be it .. it is elegant, refined but still humble and fun.. goes with almost anything and or can simply quench your thirst in a hot day — 9 years ago

Randall Brater

8.9

Light, crisp with lemon and strong minerality. The acid is not light, but this is very refreshing on a hot, sunny day. — 10 years ago

Barron Nydam

9.3

Amazing. Impressive acidity from such a hot region - amador - hot weather tastes with low alcohol (12.8%) and high acidity. — 10 years ago

Jinglin Zhang

9.5

Hot brick and opulent sweet red cherry. Under layer of sweet spice and liquorice. Burgundian elegant mixed with Chateau-neuf. Such an amazing example of admirable Grenache blend! — 10 years ago

with Phoebe and Cheryl

Brian Grech

9.8

Such a treat. Not syrupy or hot, just a mellow nectar of the gods. Ruby color aged into a tawnier garnet. Light sediment. — 11 years ago

with Justin, Chi and 1 other

Paul Carlson

9.1

2011- gift from a friend. Excellent structure, tannins are very mellow but alcohol is still very hot. Fruit forward, possibly oxidized fruit (port-like fruit). — 11 years ago

Kelly Keene

9.5

Very bold, strong, long finish, good. NOT as good after opened for awhile — 12 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.1

Big $$ Napa that was a bit hot but surprisingly balanced. — 13 years ago

Nate Axline

9.0

Fruit is impeccable, but wish it to be a little less hot. — 8 years ago

Paul Phelps

9.2

Super hot. But really good. — 8 years ago

Ann Smith

9.8

This is my go to white wine right now. It is crisp and fruity and fabulous in a hot day! — 9 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.2

I was so excited to open this 2006 Leoville Barton. The color was ruby red and dark crimson. Almost black. It opened very hot with just a short decant. The nose showed amazing cherry, raspberry, cocoa and coffee notes. On the palate the tannins are very evident. There are obvious dark berries and even some earthy vegetables and tobacco. Over the course of 2hrs it really came into its own and showed its meddle. This is a great wine and, in my opinion, a great value. While a bit young, this wine a still great now and will be amazing in 10 yrs. — 9 years ago

Laura Brodie

9.3

So good , perfumery nose, dried fruit smooth tannins surprisingly fresh from such a hot vintage — 10 years ago

Kyna Love

8.9

Very dry and lots of lemon and grapefruit. Good and refreshing on a hot day. — 10 years ago

Mandy Click

9.1

Nothing better on a hot summer day. Lightly spritzy with strawberry, watermelon and a touch of saline. — 11 years ago

Charlie Smith

9.2

Strong grapefruit. Refreshing. Great for a hot day. — 11 years ago

Adrian Bryksa

Blogger YYCWine.com, Contributor Culinaire

9.0

Nose: raspberry, currant, vanilla bean, cedar, wet clay

Palate: raspberry, fig, sweet black tea, cherry. Explosive attack, a little hot and sugary. Let it breathe. — 11 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.0

Nothing better than rose on a hot summers day! — 12 years ago