JL Southern Rhone tasting 11/15/16. Ruby color with floral nose and hints of earthiness and fall leaves. Palate of firm body and acids and flowers and long finish that's earthy and rustic. Good value at $15.29. Rustic notes renown in empty glass. — 8 years ago
JL Fladgate tasting 10/20/16. Nose is bit more nutty and oxidized. Palate is very balanced and supple and sweetness recedes into firm body. Finish short but complex and layered. — 9 years ago
Classic Bordeaux nose 60 Cab 40 Merlot. Plush and floral with black fruits. Medium body with good structure. Complex long finish. Impressed with liveliness at this price. 13% ABV. JL tasting 8/16/16 Biodynamic. Great value at $9. Bought two to test aging potential. Could be interesting in blind tastings. — 9 years ago
JL tasting 7/12/16 Organic. Fresh floral nose with minerals and stones. Fresh acids on palate with good medium finish. Salinity galore. Great value at $13.50. From Piedmont. Favorita grape. Like vermantino or the same. — 9 years ago
High tone nose and palate and very characteristic. Long finish. Good but no better than my stock and its $125 or so. Toni JL private tasting. — 9 years ago
Floral oily lemon nose. Of meadows. Minerals and acids with unctuous body. Long finish with hints of honeycomb. Schmidt soil. Yummy. JL tasting. — 9 years ago
Nose of flowers mixed with stones. Savory but balanced on palate. Not as much sense of delicate flowers as red burg. Acidity and backbone naked fit good food wind again. JL tasting. — 9 years ago
Jl Chave, earth, mushroom, classic Chave — 11 years ago
JL Sicily tasting 2/21/17. OK value at $21. Nose of dark red fruits and plums and hints of hay and funk. Medium body that's earthy and dirt and long finish that's complex. — 8 years ago
JL Southern Rhone tasting 11/15/16. Blanc. Nose that's more subtle and reserved with hints of melon and minerals. Palate very balanced and complex with medium finish that's supple with sense of rocks and minerals. Needs age me thinks. $34. — 8 years ago
Job training for drug addicts! Romagna clone of Sangiovase. Very earthy and leafy nose of cedar and hints of mushrooms. Acidic and minerals and earthy on palate. Medium dry finish of dried fruit and acids. Beer good with grilled foods. 13.5% ABV. JL tasting 10/11/16 Central Italy. $12 excellent value. Bought one. — 9 years ago
Pretty flowery nose. Very elegant yet with that funk. Long complex finish. Private JL tasting 7/14/16. $64. — 9 years ago
Interesting minty floral nose. Hints of green flowers. Acidic balance. Medium finish. tea notes. Light and bright. Be great with seafood. JL tasting 7/12/16 Organic. Good value at $13.50. Sicilian. 100% Norello Mascalese. Usually not in this area. right outside of Palermo — 9 years ago
Floral perfumy nose great balance on palate long finish and complex. Great value for $33! JL tasting 5/25/16 — 9 years ago
Yeastly earthy nose. Very full and ripe on palate with a hint of hay. Bright green apple. Medium finish. JL tasting 5/25/16 $42 — 9 years ago
Nose of spring with moderate grassy notes. Searing acidity and lip smacking long finish. A food wine if ever there's one. Grown on oacjed limestone and old vibes. JL tasting. — 9 years ago
JL tasting — 10 years ago
Complex, rustic aromas of black licorice, roasted coffee, dried berry and mineral are tight and structured, turning dry and gritty on the finish, with a stemmy edge that gives this a twinge of bitterness. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Viognier. Drink now through 2016. 1,350 cases made. -JL — 11 years ago
JL Southern Rhone tasting 11/15/16. 13%ABV. Very balanced nose of dark red fruits and acids. Body firm with complexity and earthy and minerals. Long finish that's complex. Good value $21.25. Will age. — 8 years ago
JL Fladgate tasting 10/20/16. Nose is more complex and more wood and nuts. Palate is very complex and firmly structured with great elegance and tertiary flavors. Long complex finish. Color is actually darker than 30 year. Thanks Excellent. But $200. — 9 years ago
One of the wines I had in 2008 that made me fall in love with wine was a Côte du Rhone by JL Chave "Mon Coeur". It's been a long time since I had a Rhone wine, I got this from Kermit Lynch shop in Berkeley, Cali. Nice notes of pepper and spice, gamy, good tannins from Syrah. Another good find from Kermit... Try this with steak that has fat, you will love this wine! — 9 years ago
Medium nose with earthy hay hints. Acidic balance with good structure. Long finish of flowers and leaves. JL tasting 7/12/16 Organic. Good value at $15.30. — 9 years ago
Still young! Nose of minerals and earth. Tannic. Long finish. Has potential. Need to wait. Toni JL private tasting. — 9 years ago
Floral nose of black fruit. Earthy and savory on palate. Peppery. Good medium finish that's savory. Good structure. JL tasting. $12.50 cheap! — 9 years ago
Different nose from le Chene. Floral. More rounded on palate nicely balanced. Long complex finish. Good value. JL tasting. — 9 years ago
Floral nose. Minerals and acid and stones on palate. High energy nervy wine. Grown on slate. Hints of grounded oyster shell. Prefect match. JL tasting. Great buy at $12.50. — 9 years ago
The one that started an obsession for me — 11 years ago
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JL Australian tasting 3/30/17. 13.5% ABV. $14.50. floral and minerals nose. Dark red fruit. Balanced palate and good length. Great value. — 8 years ago