Steve Anderson

9.3

Still drinking very well. A little peach and pineapple, a lot of minerality. Old vine Grenache Gris and Carignan Blanc. — 8 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

83yr old Grenache. Chaffey Bros grance. Unfined and fresh. Touch funcky, fruit is forward but some nice depth of flavour as well. — 8 years ago

Charles Houssa

9.2

Very local while having a pizza in Claremont — 9 years ago

Craig Lewin

9.5

Party with Tamara, Murray, and Greg. This one paired well with the ginger inn the Mediterranean chicken. — 9 years ago

Jeff D.

9.3

Old vine Grenache and Carignane...yum! — 10 years ago

Aloke Mukherjee

8.9

A very "mild" Grenache. Very French. A sipping wine. — 10 years ago

R.J. Pittman

9.5

2008 was great. Old vine magic. — 10 years ago

Doug Powers

9.8

This is pretty amazing juice, pure old vine, aged Grenache, amazing depth, weight, and length, seems mature (ripe vintage, IIRC), but just amazing! — 11 years ago

Simon Burke-Kennedy

9.2

This is bold. Benefits from a bit of breathing. — 11 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.0

[5/7] the delicate counterpoint for old vine Grenache. Also a testament to the potential of Santa Cruz Mts. — 11 years ago

Kevin Conaway

9.7

Dont remember where this came from but it is wonderful — 13 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Had another bottle. Stéphane Ogier is one of Côte Rôtie’s most well-respected stars & looks for concentration in the vineyards and freshness in the cellars. "Le Temps est Venu, ‘the time has come’ for an adventure farther south, with old-vine Grenache and limestone slopes. A blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah that comes from the Plan de Dieu and Visan AOCs. Red fruit aromas and pepper spice notes. Sweet raspberry and cherry flavor adding herbs to the mix. Medium length ending with earthy notes. Nice value! — 8 years ago

Ted Napolitano

9.6

Excellent Rosé! Just enough tart and crisp. — 9 years ago

with Robert

Anne

9.9

Wonderful. Clean and crisp — 9 years ago

Rubychick

9.2

Big and hot and almost fortified but with lightness of skins and colour. Old vines, 2004 vintage — 9 years ago

Mike Davila

9.2

Great old vine Grenache wine. Very well balanced, clean fruit and well integrated tannins. Shows what a great producer can do in a not so great year. — 10 years ago

Sara Nicholas

9.0

This wine is so smooth it just got my phone number — 10 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Inaugural vintage and showing better than it did in August. Mostly old-vine Grenache from the era before the domaine began entirely destemming. This is big, burly, epic, and velvety CDP. Like hugging a fuzzy bear. — 11 years ago

with Elena

Christian Damiano

9.6

Fantastic for the price . — 11 years ago

John Vesey

9.0

Look garnet, nose berry, flavor plum, berry spice mid body no tannins $12 not bad for an old vine Zin pair with BBQ ribs — 11 years ago

DAG

9.8

Beautiful color, deep red and translucent. Carignane and Grenache blend. We visited this site in Priorat and remember the gnarly 100 yr old Carignane vine, which only makes this wine even more special. Love it! — 12 years ago

Andrew Peek

9.3

Utterly splendid expression of old vine Grenache. Black fruit and tobacco on the nose. Red fruit and star anise with hints of spice. Medium finish, with subtle amount of acidity. — 8 years ago

Juan Pablo Perez

9.2

Nariz: ciruela e higo ambos maduros, regaliz, tomillo, cuero. Ya mostrando evolucion la nariz.

Boca: Seco, Tanino M, Acidez M, Alcohol Alto. Largo en boca.

Vino con muy buen bouquet, complejo y con buen balance a pesar del alto nivel de alcohol. Excelente.

(Plaza) — 8 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.6

Kicking goal at 17 years old.
A culmination of vine pedigree, cork selection, proper cellaring, and decanted at the right time.
It evolved for over 3 hours.
A credit to Penfolds ability to make even lower tier wines with substance.
Soft tannin, earth, spice, surprising fruit! — 9 years ago

with Adam

Steve Anderson

9.2

Old vine Lodi Cinsault, gorgeous on its own. — 10 years ago

PT

9.0

Earthy and older vine flavor! — 10 years ago

Jo van de Velde

9.5

Smooth, silky and sooooo tasty. — 11 years ago

Anna Tyack

9.2

Always stunning Zinfandel cuvée from 80 yrs old vines - blended with nearly 23% Carignane, Mourvedre, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Abouriou, Aubun & mixed white varieties | 2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Old Vine "it takes a village to raise a wine" — 11 years ago

Ray Isle

Executive Wine Editor Food & Wine Magazine

8.9

Impressive old vine Grenache from the McLaren Vale. Drinking well. — 11 years ago

B N

9.4

Plums (the fruit, not what Clarkson dipped in the Amazon), lots of red berries, lots of body but with soft tannins... Debbie said it was ok. — 12 years ago