Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

Beautiful, violets, pepper and dark fruit. Fine grained tannins, nice balance, not the deepest but very good, much better with a few years then first bottles opened. 90-91

A bien vieilli, poivre, violettes, fruits noirs. Des tannins présents mais fondus et avec du grain assez fin. Pas le plus complexe, mais très bien dans cette gamme. 90-91 — 6 years ago

Hanibal

9.4

Another great bottle...this one is in its adult hood. Nice black fruit, spices, violettes and a very long aftertaste. — 6 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.2

Very Syrah like in terms of aromatics, flowery with violets, pepper and dark fruit too. Palate follows suit, medium bodied with integrated tannins but delicious pure fruit, fresness and elegance. Length is somewhat average though. 91-92

Nez assez Syrah avec ces notes de fleurs, violettes et poivre, du fruit noir aussi. Bouche sur le même registre, fraîche, élégante avec une belle pureté de fruits. De corps moyen avec des tannins assez intégrés, petite ombre au tableau, une longueur moyenne. 91-92
— 6 years ago

Darby Mae

8.9

Mmmm a Côt is unlike any other Malbec: fresh, fragrant, light with a touch of earth. The terroir is undeniable. — 6 years ago

Jim Restrepo

9.0

Very pleasant , mild fruit forward, smooth aftertaste — 8 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

8.9

Tasty - golden apple, pear, flowers but goes a little green apple on palate - need to retaste! — 9 years ago

Christopher Boyns

9.0

Blue fruit, smoke meats, good amount of tannin and acid. Beautiful balance and nicely complex. Would definitely buy again for $25 — 10 years ago

Dominika Zielinska

9.0

Excellent balance of acidity and refreshing light fruit. Hint of strawberries and melon. Perfect for a hot summer afternoon with salads, seafood, creamy filling fruit desserts. — 11 years ago

Aliye Melton

9.6

A biodynamic Syrah. Bold nose bright fruit and nice balance - 2013 — 11 years ago

Christina S

9.1

White pepper, guava — 12 years ago

Olivier Perez Kennedy

9.6

Une explosion de fleures. Roses, violettes, reseda ... — 13 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.2

Very nice aromas of dark fruits, violets that opens up with a short decant. A powerful yet elegant and delicious wine, so generous yet serious, excellent wine. 92-93

Nez aromatique de fruits noirs, de violettes qui s’ouvre à l’aération. Une bouche puissante et élégante à la fois, très généreuse et savoureuse, très sérieux comme vin et tout simplement excellent. 92-93 — 6 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.1

Nose of black fruit, even some blueberries, a bit of a smokey feel to it, some violets too and traces of dark chocolate. The palate is delicious with good acidity, a nice freshness coupled with subtle and approachable tannins, on a good fairly lenghty finish. A nice forward 2017 at a good price for the appellation and that will age well also no doubt. 91-92 pts

Un nez de fruits noirs et bleuets entre autres, floral avec des violettes et des traces de chocolat noir. Une bouche délicieuse avec une bonne acidité, de la fraîcheur en plus des tannins assez souples et soyeux, finale assez longue et savoureuse. Un beau 2017 approchable maintenant et ii va tenir la route et à un prix acceptable pour l’appellation. 91-92
— 6 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.2

Beautiful and elegantly racy nose of violets and red fruits. The palate is equally elegant and refined with slightly tart red fruit and approchable tannins on a long finish that leaves you mouth watering for more, great balance.

Nez aromatique et élégant qui pinote avec un côté floral de violettes et de fruits rouges surtout. Une bouche tout en aussi en finesse et élégance avec un fruit rouge acidulé et des tannins veloutés sur une finale longue et savoureuse avec ces fruits rouges acidulés un peu en retro. — 6 years ago

tim bruinius

9.1

Pear, slate, River stones. Mangosteen. A delight. — 7 years ago

Garrick Mallery

9.0

Dried red fruit, violettes, and cocoa powder on the nose. On the palate, tons of spice and white pepper, cocoa powder, Cola, and it finishes with a blueberry and menthol character. All around great wine — 9 years ago

Stacey Donovan

9.1

"I actually like this" - Marilyn — 10 years ago

with Marilyn

Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen KC

9.2

This bottle is really pushing the saturation question but remains really focused and expressive. Restrained aromas, full textural. - unfiltered palate. It is top notch Cab Franc in its bass notes. — 11 years ago

Shana Wall

9.7

#ChateauCosDEstournel #1982 #StEstephe Black Fruits, Earthy, Salty Minerality, Licorice, Violettes... Rich & youthful... Hard to believe this wine is 33 years old! Been trying a lot of the great '82 Bordeaux's and this 2nd growth doesn't disappoint! A perfect #Valentines #Wine to compliment this perfect night on the #Caribbean Sea... ❤️🍷⚓️👏👏👏 — 11 years ago

Sunny Gandara

9.6

Awesome liqueurs from Tempus Fugit: Creme de Cacao and Liqueur de Violettes... — 12 years ago

Hanibal

9.1

Very well made. Violettes, bacon and smokiness. Tanins still present but starting to become enjoyable — 6 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

Nice typical Syrah aromatics with violets and white pepper, some olives too. The palate is soft to medium bodied, elegant and classy, the finish has a very slight tangy and drying feel to it though, very good even if not the most complex and needs more time. The entry level of Rostaing’s Côte Rotie.

Belle Syrah avec ses arômes de violettes et de poivre blanc. La Bouche assez souple et fine, belle élégance et classe, finale très légèrement asséchante et acidulée, pas le plus complexe mais délicieux et a besoin de temps encore. 90-91 — 6 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.1

A beautiful floral nose with violets, cedar and some hints of licorice. Medium bodied palate that is juicy with good fruit, some power yet elegant with nice silky tannins. Approchable despite the youth with one hour decanted. Delicious.

Passé une heure en carafe. Un beau nez floral, violettes, cèdre, un peu de réglisse. Une bouche de puissance moyenne , en souplesse aussi, mais juteuse et avec du fruit, du corps et une trame tannique assez prononcée mais quand même agréable de texture, vraiment approchable en jeunesse et délicieux. 90-91 — 6 years ago

Fredybeans

9.0

Robe pourpre
Nez fruit rouge olive lard
Bouche fraîche suave finale épicé avec un très beau fruit noir et tanins un peu séchant mais longs et pourtant pulpeux — 7 years ago

Marcio Morelli

9.4

13%
572 gfs 750ml; 9 Magnums
45 minutes decanting is highly recommended. It went up from a boring slightly oaky chardonnay to a complex, oily, ample top quality burgundy, with that irresistible gasoline riesling profile, yet unmistakably bourguignon. One of the best Violettes I've ever had. A tremendous example of wine transformation in a decanter. — 9 years ago

Serge Dore

9.2

Intense Syrah color from the southern Rhone, intense nose of flowers, fresh mouthfeel of spices and black fruits. — 10 years ago

Max Reichwage

8.9

Bright, light, easy to drink, really like the tannin profile, good gamay — 10 years ago

Jamie Spencer

9.5

Loved the flavor!! — 11 years ago

Jesse Smith

9.1

Luv luv luvvvvvv — 12 years ago

with Lindy

Thomas Monroe

Winemaker Division Winemaking Company, Owner/Winemaker SE Wine Collective

9.1

Xavier made the best montlouis wines I had all week in the Loire. Glad he's in our ca portfolio and will get to hang in April for thr portfolio tastings. — 12 years ago