Alexa Monroy

9.2

So delicious and chewy. Fun and funky. — 4 years ago

JKT

9.0

Very nice Cahors Malbec. Dark inky color but showing hints of purple. Blueberry and forest leaves firm still lively texture ABs medium finish. At a very good place. Good Acker buy. — 5 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.6

Cool label, but can you explain what the hell "sérine" is? Apparently it's some tight clustered Syrah clone that's both "highly precise" and "vulnerable to disease". Sounds risky... Especially considering this comes from the frighteningly steep terraces of Cote Rotie. Not only that, but the wines were made without new oak or sulfur. He also picks early and uses some amount of carbonic maceration. Jean Michel Stephan uses to work for Guigal, but I guess he must of learned "what not to do" instead of mimicking the style.

The intensity is beyond belief! Cote Rotie is already aromatic, but this is amplified by the carbonic quality. Further, there's a large amount of Viognier here too, which lends a bright tropical punch in the midst of classic Syrah notes (tapenade? meatiness?). There's some similarity to the Matthieu Barret Cornas I just drank, but this has far more clarity in the aromatics - a quality both important and underrated. So striking here are the aromatics, it's hard to even move on to actually tasting the wine - but once you do, it surprises again.

This wine's balance is very strange... No oak, but the high acidity is tapered by carbonic maceration. It's soft, but lean at the same time. There's a slight oily texture which might be from the Viognier, but it's counter balanced by an amazing display of fresh fruit. Raspberry, pear, black cherry, and even pineapple. From the nose to the mid palate it's an exhilarating wine., but the finish is noticeably abrupt. The tannins are tart and bitter like the skin of an under ripe plum. Aesthetically it works. From the nose all the way into the mid palate, this wine is so "over-the-top" that a sudden, unexpected bitterness comes across as a moment of clarity instead of disappointment.

I highly recommend the wine. I hope to taste other vintages and bottlings.

#syrah #naturalwine #coterotie #northernrhone #jeanmichelstephan #syrah #biodynamic #rhone #northernrhone #rhonevalley — 7 years ago

Philippe Dupuis

8.9

Dense and complex, intense varietal aromas. Expert maitrise on this biodynamic syrah. — 8 years ago

Joan Carles Naya

9.1

Aquí em vaig treure el barret. Quin acompanyament per la Tavella Thai amb vesella — 9 years ago

Jarrett Johnson

9.0

Fresh ripe peach and white flowers. Balanced acid finish — 5 years ago

Raj Harb

9.3

Intensely perfumed. Savory / animals / smokey. A bit of va. I loved it — 6 years ago

Stefanie Cantelmo

8.9

Spicy, bold — 7 years ago

John Hagood

9.5

Whence? Extremely pleasant. With poached salmon — 7 years ago

Dave Montagne

9.0

Last night in Vaison-La-Romaine with Matthieu. — 8 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.0

Not overly layered or complex but so pure, lovely and drinkable. — 8 years ago

Rebecca Markarian

9.3

Good stuff — 9 years ago

Logan Brooks

9.0

Let it open and enjoy! — 9 years ago

Austin Arnold

9.4

Rose, cherry, pepper — 5 years ago

Sagee Aran

9.0

2014 vintage. Black olive and earthy aromas with some violet floral, tannins are round with cassis on the palate. Some mild cigar box notes after a couple of hours. — 5 years ago

Ella Grace Downs

9.0

Complex but easy drinking — 7 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.5

Had to pop this to help celebrate the crowning achievement that the incredibly astute Matthieu Finot has been awarded- and more over to toast to all the BEAUTIFUL work that’s been (& BEING) done by the “3”. Jake & Emily I sing all of your praises- and this beautiful wine of its very own impressive “conversation” is an even richer conversation than when we first for to wrap it around our ‘thirsty palates’.
BRAVO TO THE THREE! The three...with lamb chops tonight. Baby. — 7 years ago

with Beth

Jeremy Wong

9.0

Drank on 7 Apr 2017 in HK @ Serge et le Phoque. Floral nose and long lasting — 8 years ago

Al Doyle

9.4

I'm very enamoured of this; one of the few (only?) Chenin Blancs from the Muscadet appellation area, it's doing a lot of things at once; malo richness and tingling acids, fresh and terrifyingly drinkable. — 9 years ago

with Lulu

Ben Walker / Caravin

9.7

Violet petals, a little leather. Beautiful balancing act. — 9 years ago