Jess

9.0

Deep purple color.
Aromas of cassis, cocoa, peppercorn.
Dry. Flavors of cassis, cocoa, raspberry candy, cinnamon, licorice. Medium-rich, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 4/5 — 10 months ago

Rocky Lee Baker

9.0

Nicely done- 2018 vintage — 4 years ago

Alex walcott

9.2

Cheap and delightful — 5 years ago

Marc Ouellette

9.2

A rich color with flavors of cherries 🍒 and tobacco. Smooth on the palet with a little zing at the end. Great with a pepperoni 🍕 pizza!1 — 5 years ago

Jocholla

9.1

Beautiful minerality, drinks like a CDP Blanc. — 6 years ago

Christina Wos

9.9

Dry bold red - great with steak — 7 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

Nöel Turner

9.0

Great quaffer. — 9 years ago

Perry Riddle

9.3

This was absolutely singing six hours after opening. Minerals, anise, dark berries. The tannins are suave and the acidity is vivid. Old vine grenache at its best. — 9 years ago

Patrick Quinlan

9.2

Foxcatcher — 11 years ago

with Katie

Carter White

9.2

Flinty minerality, complimented by lemon and cream, good depth and balance. — 10 months ago

Perry Riddle

9.1

This overdelivered. Very classic but buoyant Hermitage. — 3 years ago

Diane M. Napolitano

9.0

The king of the insanely-cheap and insanely-drinkable wines. Light and airy, out-of-season raspberries, milk chocolate. Being used in tonight’s pot roast. Cheers 😋🍷 — 5 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.1

Pleasant medium body, fading fruit nice now so drink up. — 5 years ago

Lisa Van Strat

9.5

Great price point. Very light — 6 years ago

Liza Layfield

9.4

Very good, smooth Rhône, easy drinking. Delicious, not too heavy — 6 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

Lydia Lovell

9.0

Mellow on the nose and likewise on the tongue. Rounded with hints of crisp red apple and just the right amount of dryness. I don't know that it deserves to be opened in a park square during a fire alarm. — 9 years ago

Barb A

9.2

No reaction — 9 years ago

with Derek

Tansley Stearns

9.0

Liked a lot. Taste with Jeff. — 13 years ago

Francisco Perez

9.0

Cotes Du Rhône Village. What a great an unassuming red. Flavorful, rich red great aroma smooth and complements my spicy baked red snapper. Life is good! — 3 years ago

Carter White

9.3

Lemon cream sherbert, lean and refined with nice lift and balanced oak. — 3 years ago

Mark Grammer

9.3

Sleeper wine. Quite nice with good acidity and balance. Some pepper and raspberry with a very slight hint of licorice — 5 years ago

Gina

9.8

Enjoyed this one. Smooth and delicious. — 5 years ago

H M

9.0

Excellent smooth Syrah. Will compliment spicy foods greatly — 6 years ago

Pat Taylor

8.9

Got into a northern Rhone last night. Dark purple. Youthful. Decanted for 2 hours to dissipate some of the heat from the alcohol. It opened up much better than the last bottle. It has a nice balance of peppery spice and blueberry/bramble. It also had some mint and a savoury hoisin side to it, although it notably lacked any hint of liquorice. I’m okay with that as that really isn’t my draw. It has a very well defined structure but tannins are not grippy; just pleasantly present. Medium plus acidity, medium alcohol, medium tannin. A perfect accompaniment to our night by the fire. Could easily last and suggest to most palates that they wait another 5-10+. Probably best with food. — 7 years ago

Dennis Mezik

9.1

Excellent smooth Red!
— 8 years ago

Jonathan Reimer

8.9

Not the best provenance. Good bottle. — 9 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

Geoffrey Nicolaÿ

9.6

Très bonne surprise pour un côté du Rhône 'de base' — 12 years ago