Ron Siegel

9.3

I love this producer for their SJ with its beautiful aromatics showing black cherry, berry fruit nose of sweet & savory spices, mineral, pepper, olive & violet. — 3 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great SJ that was elegant & floral that reminded me a lot of Gonon less the $$$ This had lots dark fruits, meat, iron, savory spice, black olive, pepper, licorice & violet. — 4 years ago

Ben Christen

9.0

Black olive and light va. Nice! — 5 years ago

with Ellen

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

The name of the estate comes from "Ca' Pazzo", shown on ancient maps. Estate covers an area of 190 hectares, 54 which are vineyards, 4 are olive groves, 87 which are wooded and 45 are planted with new vines. Deep Ruby with a berry fruit aromas blossom and smoke, aged for 2 years on oak. On the palate cherry & strawberry flavors, with leather, cacao and tobacco notes. Lively acidity, fine approachable tannins, long ending with spicy oak finish. — 6 years ago

Devin Bray

9.4

Beautiful biodynamic Syrah from Ardeché. After 90 minutes, showing with notes of blackberry jam, blueberry, green olive, cured meat, and a tiny hint of ink towards the very end. Silky smooth mouthfeel. — 7 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.2

Blueberries, white pepper and olive. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.6

Yep Mrs E popped another 🤣 the 09 Sass (10th try) & @ £138-£180 is going to be a lovely 😈 in time if Mrs E stops opening them 🤣 Notes similar as before but dryness is easing & other subtle changes appearing 😁

📍 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2009

🏵 96+ points

🍇 85% Cabernet Sauvignon & 15% Cabernet Franc

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Complex & elegant smoked cedar, damson, blueberry, spiced blackberry jam & purple flowers w/ raspberry liquorice, cocoa, light herb, mint, olive, leather, oak & flinty cracked minerals

👄 Med+ silky smooth body of ripe red cherry, rich spiced blackberry/currant, cocoa & liquorice in fine light dry tannins

🎯 Long dark fruity berry/plum herby mocha coating w/ touch dry minerals & creamy cherry tones
— 8 years ago

Pooneet K

9.3

Wonderful chinon. Have cab franc too infrequently, I think. Had an 89 of this bottle at Manhatta several years ago and enjoyed that too. Beautiful color in the glass. Quite restrained in a wonderful way. Definitely smells like cab franc. A hint of fruit. Some olive. Great refinement. Actually not a ton of acid but the finish is long and very nice. — 3 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Very nice Syrah, but slightly underwhelming for the price point. Decanted 4 hours and it needs it at this point. Dark dark fruit, olive, some cured meat. — 5 years ago

Rebecca Orischak

9.2

Olive Garden — 6 years ago

Matt

9.8

Raspberry jam, huckleberry compote, crushed black cherry, peach pit, violet liquor, bbq meat, fur, licorice whip, olive tapenade, sanguine, beef jerky, iodine, coffee grounds, smoke, pink peppercorns, a touch of leather. The salinity this has is unreal. It has real class and carries its weight well. Balance of the acid is keen, a cool-climate personality. Tannins are beautiful, resolving but bringing texture and posture. This could go another decade easily, but the balance is there now. Brownie points for the length and complexity. — 6 years ago

Benoit Duhamel

9.5

Un petit intrus dans cette semaine bourguignonne... carafé deux heures avant. Nez de cote-rotie, poivre, vanille et olive. En bouche c’est complexe et puissant.... vanille, fumée, smoked-meat, olive, chocolat noir, violette. Le tout est bien marié et la longueur est persistante. Un vin qui a tout pour plaire. — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This has gained weight since last tried showing black cherry & raspberry with meat, black olive, pepper, violet & licorice spices. — 8 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Black & red fruits, balanced with polished tannins showing, savory spice, graphite, smoke, olive, pepper & underbrush. Still a baby with many years ahead — 4 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Just an incredible 14 year old #syrah from Wind Gap that’s just screaming Crozes-Hermitage or Cornas in the glass. Cured meat, bacon fat, black olive followed by a deep well of brooding black fruit aromas. Palate is fresh with salivating acidity, aged fruit, coffee, dark chocolate and ethereal tannins on a long finish. Beautiful wine, especially for $53 for 6 bottles at WineBid (before shipping.)
— 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

A floral & more feminine style of Cote Rotie with nice aromatics showing notes of soft cherry, berry fruits, olive, spices, pepper, meat, rose petal & violet — 5 years ago

Andrew Lohse

8.9

Olive, earth, red fruit, brine — 6 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Nice drinking Cote Rotie with notes of dark cherry, kirsch, iron, blood, olive, pepper & licorice spice. — 6 years ago

Sharon Noble

10

Favorite “Olive Garden” wine. Total Wine, World Market. Sparkling white Moscato d’asti. 2019 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

Fab value Rôtie @ £37 that’s drinking great 👍 Gets better every time I try 😁 So easy to drink on it’s own or with a duck dish 😍

📍 Guigal Brune et Blonde Côte Rôtie 2011

🏵 92 points

🍇 96% Syrah & 4 % Viognier

🍷 Deep ruby

👃 Peppered bacon frazzles, spiced herby blackberry, smoked cherry cola, mocha mist, subtle oak, red berry & muddy raspberry w/ hint of liquorice, black olive & wild strawberry

👄 Med creamy smooth bodied spiced earthy blackberry & red cherry bomb in touch dry fine tannins & med acidity w/ a wild raspberry & vanilla undertone

🎯 Med+ blackberry earthy slight dry mocha vanilla 🍓💋 — 8 years ago