Aravind A

9.1

Pop and pour. On the nose: pine needle, cola, dusty blackberry, mulberry leaf. On the palate: excellent acidity, damp earth, bark, mulberry. Lacking some concentration/density on the mid, but a nice juicy finish with very soft tannin. — 3 years ago

Lee Lightfoot

9.6

Exceptional aged saison. Sour cherry sweet tarts. — 4 years ago

Meg Herring

9.0

From Magnum — Bruised apple. Some signs of aging. Should improve. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Brought to Tasting Group. My first of three bottles. Popped and poured, enjoyed over two days. Day 1 was tasted blind. This wine comes across quite primary with powerful, stewed bramble fruit, baking chocolate and baking spice notes indicating the potential use of French barrique. Medium-plus tannin. Medium acid. Overall, this is a good and enjoyable wine...but nothing really pushing the needle if I'm being honest. Most around the table declared it Bordeaux. None called Southern Rhône. Everyone was surprised when it was revealed, including me, which expected more considering my usually appreciation for this producer's CdP (known to have an unusually large amount of Mourvedre in the blend). The interesting thing was the French barrique call as I understand this wine to be aged exclusively in concrete...?? Day 2, the fruit was softer and slightly more muted. The stewed characteristics were enhanced and the structure seemed to be receding. Perhaps too early to tell where this is headed...or perhaps this just isn't the strongest vintage from Mas de Boislauzon. I have two more so we will see how some cellar time treats these. — 5 years ago

Philip Patston

9.2

Love this wine. Superb cool weather franc but none of the under ripe green nasty which bad examples can have. Hints of dark fruits and cherries and some nutty marzipan. — 6 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.2

Tasted blind.
I was somewhat underwhelmed and while time may be kind to it I do have my doubts that it will move the needle much. — 7 years ago

Carter White

9.5

Dark fruit forward, juicy blackberry, blueberry, and plum, underbrush and earth, resolved tannins and excellent lift. Wonderful. Maybe the best red I’ve had from the Finger Lakes. — 3 years ago

Sheena Kwon

9.3

Sweet and easy red wine to drink as table wine. Really liked it surprisingly and was very affordable . — 4 years ago

DAL 9000

8.9

Picked this up at the winery in FLX. Aroma of citrus and minerals. Tart minerals up front. Not your typical Chardonnay. Minerals and citrus in the middle. A quick finish. — 4 years ago

Collier S. Wiese

9.1

This is a full bodied old vine Riesling that is still crisp and dry. There is citrus, petrol and minerality on the nose. The front has a hint of petrol that finishes with green apple. Very enjoyable. — 5 years ago

A. R.

9.1

Wow. Bottle age made a nice difference. This could compete toe to toe with any producer from any region. Just a truly classic Riesling. Sharp, bright, pure. Nice petrol nose. Tons of acid and minerals, good fruit. Very long finish. — 6 years ago

Edward Seeger

9.2

Picked up from ABC in Florida. — 6 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.0

A Syrah-like Mondeuse. Aromatic, purplely (yes, purplely) with ripe fruit, though it’s the texture that’s earning it high marks. Someone on an earlier thread described it as “velour” (not in the matching-juicy-sweatsuit-circa-2004-tacky way, but in a blanket you want to wrap yourself in at the end of a satisfying day sort of way). A solid wine with which to toast to the happy occasion of having an old New York friend in town. Can’t remember the vintage. Matt? — 7 years ago

with Matt

Erica Gamble

9.3

Dry, dusty, subtle oregano nose. Cocoa, vanilla with a dry finish. Bold and complex. Definitely a favorite. — 3 years ago

Sara Martinez

9.7

Really crisp and easy drinking! — 4 years ago

Chris McClellan

9.0

Great for village level…dark/brooding red fruit, musty/earth, sappy pine needle aromas with great acid and slight spice… — 4 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

Kind of a pine needle viscosity: an enjoyable oiliness. part 1 of a first official post vaccinated guy weekend. — 5 years ago

with Owen

Andrew S

9.6

Golden yellow with pale reflections at the rim. Nose of lemon/pear skin/hints of pineapple, caramel, nuts, and a thread of mint and a nice mineral/flint tone. The palate possesses a dizzying array of flavors. The same fruits and caramel and nuttiness play out and are joined by a lemon oil, and light straw note. Big and broad and at the same time precise and delineated. This was fantastic, and firing on all cylinders. Gained depth as the hours unfolded. — 6 years ago

Philip Patston

8.9

Very enjoyable blend. Can taste the Riesling and gewurz, the Vidal being filler. A nice simple wine to enjoy with different foods. In this case the wine is not the issue as it easily drinks with food. — 6 years ago

Paula Strebig

9.0

Lovey pale gold color with a hint of leaf green. Medium body, Pear and honeysuckle on the nose. Pit fruit, floral notes, & mild juicy acidity with subtle, unidentifiable minerality on the finish. (Grilled rubbed pork chops, cauliflower pearls, w/ truffle & asparagus cream sauce) — 7 years ago

with Tim