Diane Withrow

8.9

Pink peppercorn, unexpectedly heavy for rose. Leaving expectations? Lovely with shrimp and duck salad. I’m happy I stocked up — 4 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.8

This is now the second time in the past year that I have been able to sample the 2012 Cayuse Vineyards ‘Bionic Frog’ Syrah. Wild blackberry compote and Umami tones combine with green olives and Hoisin sauce with smoked duck on the nose. The gorgeous aromatics bring you back to the glass for more enjoyment. Once on the palate the seamless texture really impresses. Layers of roasted figs and boysenberry collide with minerals, lemon rind, smoked brisket, milk chocolate and dried sage with a light dusting of white pepper on this complex palate. This is extremely complex and delicious Syrah to sit and deconstruct. Either way, if you are sitting with this wine, consider yourself very lucky. Still fresh and vibrant, with good weight, the 2012 Cayuse Vineyards ‘Bionic Frog’ Syrah will enjoy at least another eight years ahead of it. But why wait? Drink 2020-2028- 98 — 5 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Got lucky. This was the last bottle they had. Really good choice for both the duck and the salmon. — 6 years ago

with Bonnie

Jeff Miller

9.2

Elegant Fleurie with ripe red and black fruits, red flowers and a strong mineral note from the pink granite soils in Fleurie. Well balanced acidity makes this wine fresh and great to pair with food . Really enjoyed this with duck confit cassoulet with friends tonight. — 7 years ago

Cory Fierro

9.0

Takes twenty minutes to open but once it does, goes fantastically with a charcuterie board. Underripe raspberry and red plum, star anise and clove, red flowers and wet ground.

The palate is exactly what I want from a southern Rhone red. Pink peppercorns, smoked meat and ripe raspberry and cherry with great acidity and tannic bitterness. The finish is long and the wine went great with the duck salami and prosciutto we had. — 8 years ago

with Adolfo, CJ and 2 others

Jessica Voelker

9.0

Easy drinking, slightly dry rosé with strawberry and flowers. Good to drink as is, or with food. A fragrant and well balanced wine, AIX's hypnotising salmon pink colour reveals a fruity freshness and premium rosé. Created using 30% of rosé bleeding and 70% direct pressing, a hint of Carignan was added to the classical Provence blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. AIX stands for, "AIX Galericulata" a bread of duck. — 8 years ago

Howard Yang

9.4

This is a very elegant and fragrant champagne, pale pink/orange color, smells of aged hard cheese, brioche, boiled salty duck egg yolk, and pink flower bouquet, excellent mousse with lively acidity, light to medium body, tastes of lime zest, bitter lemon, pink grapefruit and watermelon, long and delicate finish, a rose petal fragrance lasting thought, mesmerizing. — 9 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Every once in a while I get a craving for a Ruche, so I’m lucky I had this one in the cellar, because they’re hard to find. This is really nice in a relatively lighter style. Nose leaps out of the glass with crunchy, pungent dark berry, a purple floral note, and bit of pink grapefruit rind. There a unique rock dust note too. Fluid in texture and lighter in style, the cleansing grapefruit rind notes predominate on the palate. A nice lightly bitter note on the clingy finish. — 4 years ago

barak heller hayun

9.0

@delectable this is neve yarak winery's rose 2019

i was lucky to join granache plantings in neve yarak winery - a small boutique winery in central israel with vinyards on flat land.

hard laboring planting the american root stocks left my leg muscles hurting for a few days but every time ill pass the close by highway road I'll enjoy the memory. and i got this rose...

65% carignan
35% grenache

vineyards are 39 years old.
oak fermentation.

12% ABV

pale pink 👀

some greeness and funk first. followed by unripe strawberry and raspberry, lemon and grapefruit peel👃

medium body.
medium + acidity.

creamy red fruit and citrus with added funk, green leaves variety and some dust 👄

medium 🎯

pleasent tartness with an edge. very drinkable. balanced and complex.
lovely high powered rose.
feels right.

ok vfm (110 nis or a few hours of hard work). better value with imported rose's but this is an enjoyable local choice.

paired well with ok-ish delivery pizza. one mushrooms topped with terrible 'tartufo oil' and the second with caramelised onions and balsamic vinaigrette. — 5 years ago

David L

9.1

Zippy. Lime, guava, pink grapefruit, plenty of acidity. Nicely made wine. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.0

I’m a fan of A.F. Gros Richebourg but at £500+ it’s out of reach these days so this cheaper £44 easy drinking younger number will have to do 😉 Good on it’s own but would pair with Lamb or Duck perfectly 😁 3-5 years will reward to 👍

📍 Domaine A.F. Gros Vosne Romanée Aux Réas 2014

🏵 90 points

🍇 Pinot Noir

🍷 Clear cherry ruby w/ pink brown edge

👃 Smokey cherry & bacon cola in blackberry foam w/ a deep soggy earthy backbone, ash, herbs, red berries & leaves

👄 Med body of smooth red cherry & berry, blackberry cordial & touch tart earthy strawberry undertones in med acidity

🎯 Med earthy red cherry, blackberry & strawberry clean touch dry finale & a blackberry & green stalky linger
— 7 years ago

Matt Trader

9.2

What an interesting wine! I've been wanting to try wines from Arbois, and I can't say I am left hanging. Cerebral.. lemon oil and rosemary, fresh ginger, brioche, and a faint hint of flint. Zippy and lemony on the pallet, but with a creamy/oily texture -pink Himalayan salt?- raw almond, honeydew, and a supple finish. Can't wait to try the desert styles:)
Paired well with my dinner choice tonight - Noodle Bowl with Soy-Glazed Duck, Mushrooms & Winter Greens. — 8 years ago

Larry Wood

8.9

To decant or not to decant this is the question! 2012 Napa. Too good to drink daily but not a grand Sunday bottle for the father-in-law either..... or so I thought. I opened the bottle and had an immediate glass. Lovely. I then let it breath for another 40mins whilst supper was made. With breathing it became very very nice indeed. Smooth, not dry, low in tanning aftertaste. Going to say rosemary and marzipan (and trying not to sound like I'm making this up - it really does!)
We ate pink duck and avocado salad and it was as good a combination I can remember. I bought 4 bottles from my merchant and I'll take time to decant at next drinking. Some wines just won't wait but I'm learning some need a little time to show their true colours! Who doesn't like to find out something new?! — 9 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

Steely, reduced style. Delicious. Thanks to John Kongsgaard on Thanksgiving! 2 Roulots in less than a week. Lucky duck! — 9 years ago

with William

Danielle

9.6

This cherry ale is such a pleasure to drink! It’s medium-bodied and almost creamy textured with light sweetness and no astringency or bitterness. The color is medium red with a thin light pink head and at first sip, I get strong almond notes with hints of cherry and floral hops. The taste reminds me of a cream filled chocolate covered cherry with a subtle cranberry finish. You can taste the quality of this beer and I feel lucky to have tried it! Definitely try it if you get the chance. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Virtual tasting with Texture Wines and winemaker Erich Bradley.

This is my second time with this wine in the last 18 months, the first being back in San Antonio for the WNH event when @Joe Lucca
brought it. Joe was the key component to getting the Texture Wines virtual tasting setup. Wonderful time.

I gave this about a two hour decant and it needed every bit of it. In the glass, I was shocked at how golden and amber it was (Erich addressed this during our tasting and said he likes to get a bit of oxygen to it early on to prevent any type of premox later in its life). Meyer lemon, lemon oil, sea salt, oyster shell and crushed limestone dominate the nose. Even some candied pineapple. Electric on the palate with zero trace of oak accompanied by bright citrus. So much tart but flavorful fruit carried by high acidity. Towards the end of night one, the finish had a note of soft pink cotton candy. On day two, the fruit became more rich and honeyed. This is built like grand cru Chablis and isn’t fading for at least 7-10yrs. — 6 years ago

with Joe, Eric and 6 others

Michael Herzog

9.2

Special night with Kuan Lim at Lucky Palace restaurant. Always a special occasion when drinking with him. I think this wine has hit its stride. Tannins softer than I expected. Good dark fruit with almost a milkiness to it. Went well with Duck on Scallion Pancakes. QPR, not so much. Special occasion wine = yes. — 6 years ago

Kristi Paulson

9.1

Wow! Delicious. Love the rich pink color. Tart, tasty and no bitter after taste. This is a Rose I can drink over and over! — 7 years ago

Mark Seeber

9.1

Drained it. A great kickoff for Scandinavian smörgåsbord. Paired well with homemade duck prosciutto, rye crisps, habanero, Jarlsberg, and homemade gravlax with mustard sauce. — 8 years ago

with Dick and Brad

Chris England

9.2

💥 2nd wine to La Chapelle @ €71 that could be a 1st wine in its own right 👍

🍇 100% Syrah

🍷 Deep opaque ruby purple red

👃 Creamy ripe spicy warm dark cherry & black currant/berry jam in soft smokey oak w/ touch of earth, leather & violet

👄 Med body of deluxe silky smooth intense earthy deep chewy spicy blackberry & currants with light dry tannin & low acidity

🎯 Med +dark ripe berry fruit slight dry

🦆 Paired w/ seared pink duck in chestnut honey & creamy mashed potato - perfect match 😍 — 9 years ago