Amanda Thomas

9.3

Dark cherries and plum. Mild tannins. Fabulous chateauneuf du pape. — 6 months ago

with Tim

Jay Kline

9.2

Presented to me blind at Tasting Group. The wine appears bright yellow with medium viscosity; no signs of sediment, gas or particles. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe orchard fruit: stone fruits, lemons, white flowers, lanolin and minerals. On the palate the wine is off-dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and full of character. The alcohol is medium+. Initial conclusions: this could be Chenin Blanc, Riesling or Chardonnay from France, Germany or the United States. But I didn’t get any petrol so I eliminated Riesling and I don’t think you could get the balance of fruit and high acid from California Chardonnay (and the oak would probably be so pronounced). So I called Chenin Blanc from France, from the Loire, Vouvray Demi-Sec. Well…I should have known this could be Joly! Close…but some miles away from each other and I’d like to have the confidence to call producer in this case. Drink now through 2034. — 8 months ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.2

Base vintage 2015. Disgorged Nov. 2019. Far outperforms for an estate’s basic wine. Relatively full-bodied, complex, and very satisfying. Now I’m interested in exploring their higher qualities. — 5 years ago

Lisa Van Strat

9.5

Great price point. Very light — 6 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Robe or
Nez cire fruit jaune et acidulée voir exotique
Bouche ample gourmande mais avec de la tension
Finale tendue et saline avec un peu d alcool

— 6 years ago

Katherine Kutner

10

A great light red to drink after cleaning out closets on Labor Day Weekend! Found it in an Italian grocery in Annapolis. Paired well with hatch chile mac n cheese! — 7 years ago

Por La Vida

9.2

Beautifully colored ruby red almost purplish wine. Tremendous black fruit, strawberry and very slight pepper on the nose. Being almost 10 years old, it exhibits a long finish with enjoyable medium firm tannins. Medium viscosity with bright acidity on the palate. The terroir is distinct from the other Rhône stars appellations. Paired excellently with duck. — 8 years ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.1

At Cuvée Como, 04/10/17 festa Laurea — 8 years ago

Paul Stagg

9.2

One of the great values in the wine world. Dark fruit, acid, spice. Layers of flavor, fantastic with food. Delicious. — 9 years ago

with Jamie

Maxence Guilluy

10

Fiiiinalllyyy!!!! I got the chance to taste it! And OMG, it just has that perfect harmony! And the light style with those red fruits... Perfect!

Enffffiiiinnn j'ai eu la chance d'y goutté! Et OMD! Il est juste harmonieux, legers et des fruit rouge claire! — 11 years ago

Sharon B

9.5

Delicious! — 6 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Tito yuca aaron wero andrian dany gtz — a year ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Nice wine for $20. Cherry fruit and some healthy tannins, but relatively light. Nice with turkey; would be good with a lot of foods — 2 years ago

Madeline Schimmels

9.1

mmmm. started out super funky, dark juicy fruit, milky. as it sat for a minute it warmed up and got more tannic and chewy. say medium tannin, balanced by medium acids and dryness. definitely bolder but not overwhelmingly so. super enjoyable. i love seb david ❤️ — 6 years ago

with Zechariah

Olivier Bogaert

9.3

Kerstmis 19 ONK — 6 years ago

Liza Layfield

9.4

Very good, smooth Rhône, easy drinking. Delicious, not too heavy — 7 years ago

with Daniel

Neal Schaffer

9.1

Low yields in Northern Rhône 2013, but the quality of the fruit is prevalent here. Structured and well-integrated fine grained tannins at the five year mark. The nose explodes out of the glass with finesse and doused complexities. Definitive Syrah nuances of black raspberries, black plums, black olives, fresh cut violets, cracked black pepper, Indian spices, grilled and smoked meats, and stone dust. Light weight but packs a continuous release of flavors. Nose and palate changes from fruit to floral to spicy to meaty. As you move to different areas and rooms the wine changes. The more air it gets, the more meat starts hanging out. Complex indeed for a $20 bottle. Great showing. — 7 years ago

with Dana

Conrad Green

9.0

Fresh, slightly green (stems?), primary. Warm fermentation? Quite lean on the palate. A bit more fruit would help. Very clear but a bit lacking in beauty or lushness. — 9 years ago

with Tony, Jean-Francois and 2 others

Bob Colman

8.9

Stinky, reductive, needs lots of air & time to breath. Funky cab franc which many won't like. — 10 years ago

Stéphane Courant

9.7

Milesimé ! — 12 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

1989 vintage. Decent fill and cork. Not decanted. Powdery, not chunky, sed. Tasted after 3.5 hours open. Light-medium body. Nose and flavors kept up the intensity in complete harmony. Special. Well-stored examples should yield similar pleasure for another 5-6 years. 03.29.25. — 7 months ago

Nick DiSanto

9.1

Western Reserve Wines $25e — 7 months ago

Lauren Young

8.9

Nice, berries — a year ago

Rachel Johnson

9.4

Loved this wine! So complex. Brioche, nutty, high acidity. — 5 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.4

Been sick for a week, not all the way better, but today is Valentine’s Day and we’re having wine with dinner. Aromatics are alluring with high toned red fruit & a black tea note. The palate shows beautifully ripe red fruit leading to darker spicier notes and a textural tannic grip. Lots to unpack over the years with this as these 16’s will only get better with time. Happy Valentine’s Day! — 6 years ago

Kimberly Britton

9.0

Wonderful. Dry. — 7 years ago

with Gary

Jenna LaSpina

9.2

Looooooved this. So bouncy and so pine-y! I drank it cold, like past the point of chilled, because no wine fridge or central air, and I thought it was perfect that way? — 7 years ago

Julie Pion

9.1

Ohhhh texture!!! — 8 years ago

Nate Redner

8.9

Very reductive — 9 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.0

Wonderful cherry on the nose and it drinks at 3 times its price. Really enjoyed this. — 10 years ago

with Ilida