Matthew Cohen

9.3

Man I love this wine. Duchovney said “god hates us all”. Which may be true. But some days he loves volnay drinkers. And on this day he loves me. At least over dinner of medium rare magret with shallot truffle red wine sauce (yes I used a quarter glass of this in the sauce because I’m a baller).

In any case boo yah. This needs an hour to settle down so dont pop and pour this at this point. The first thing I want to talk about is the texture. It passes by the palate with a clear but not thick alert to its presence. Just palate coating like a spray gun. Just soaks the palate an inch deep. Perfectly pure cherry fruit at the tipping point between fresh / young and deep/ dense. Some spice. It has that palate vibrancy thing going on. Really sticks on the finish. Long. Hits the top of the mouth between gum and tooth.

MOs def a hand over land wine as this is definitely 1er cru quality. Outrageous for village volnay. Me love-ee this producer. — 6 years ago

Jason Lee

8.9

Lmao at this alt right pet nat thotty it’s dirty and fun though 💁 — 8 years ago

Lucas Wittmann

9.3

Pretty damn special. (And too young.) — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Perfectly poised and saline. Great concentration but light as hell. A focused oyster shell thing then gorgeous bright fruit. Contained still. Very elegant with huge power. Probably way too young but sheer class with great length. — 9 years ago

with Howard, Walker and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.2

This is drinking really well. A lovely nose with kirsch, a herby sage thing and meaty, lively red fruit. On the palate young and vital. Lovely bright definition- vivid and powerful. Heat in check. It's young but much better balanced than a lot of 07's with great Pegau funk. Excellent and a good way ahead — 9 years ago

Todd W

9.3

Pretty nose, even if a bit reticent. Still quite young on the palate with round and juicy red fruit flavors. — 9 years ago

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.2

Grapes sourced from Castiglione Falletto, Monforte, Barolo, Novello. About as pretty & approachable as young Barolo gets... — 10 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Fresh and young. Bright plummy fruit, lovely dark undertow of soft cherry fruit. Then very pretty and rounded out. Delicious. Quite young- a wonderfully long finish — 7 years ago

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8.9

Tasty, but still a bit too young. The last two vintages drank a little better at the same age. Revisit in a few months. — 7 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Ringer.
Served blinded, of course...
Clearly not a Bdx wine, but remarkably young and pretty. — 8 years ago

Jeff Loo

9.4

From Magnum. A young vintage for sure but a great example of excellent winemaking. Decant for 3+ hours and showed very pretty but still will benefit from 10 more years. Good showing for the vintage. — 9 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.4

Awww shit, my first Rougeard! So stoked on this. As a Loire Cab Franc nut, getting to taste this is amazing and it definitely lives up to expectations. Hope I can get my hands on a bottle of Les Bourg or Les Poyeux sometime, because even this appellation-level bottle is insane. This pours a ruby-garnet hue of medium (-) to medium concentration, fading to a burnished pink rim that is just starting to show signs of age. Moderately concentrated, elegant, ethereal nose of perfectly-ripe wild raspberry and blackberry, crushed rose petals, graphite and pencil shavings, lightly grilled green bell pepper, and a smidge of already really well integrated new oak that comes across in this particular wine as a subtle espresso undertone. On the palate, the fruit character is ever-so-slightly underripe (in a positive, refreshing manner) and there's an extra shot of cool graphite mineral intensity but otherwise is pretty congruent with the nose. Perfect amount of pyrazine character; enough to add complexity and freshness yet doesn't dominate at all. Medium (-) to medium body, medium (+) acid, and medium to medium (+) intensity of incredibly fine grained, supple tannins. Insane complexity and length. Honestly between the oak and incredibly skillful phenolic extraction, the texture is the most intriguing thing about this wine. Definitely worth the hype. I somehow managed to snag his for under $100 too so I'm pretty stoked on that too, haha. Definitely could keep going in the cellar for a while but honestly still delicious now especially if you give it some air. Some pretty incredible stuff. Also, RIP Charly Foucault. — 9 years ago

with Cassie

David Miska

9.1

Good old vine zin. Started as pretty good and became a favorite by the end of the bottle. A great value. — 9 years ago

Ryan Flinn

9.0

Took a while to open up, but when it did, this light wine has teeth-staining tannins, pretty lavender accents and a bitter cherry finish that carries on forever. Definitely drinkable now but this wine is so young, could age for a decade before truly balancing out. — 7 years ago

Dan Thomas

9.2

2009 . Still very primary enjoyable but opened too young. Pretty deep and intense — 8 years ago

Paul H

8.9

This wine opened up with what seemed like a cherry Vanilla Coke aroma. This may be off because the wine was a little warmer than what I like and I am not sure what effect that may have had on the aroma. We actually asked for a wine chiller to cool it down a bit before we drank. It is a Florida thing because of the heat. Drank pretty nicely with cherry and a slight licorice finish. It was rather smooth and should be a nice restaurant go to in the next few years. #stagsleapwinecellars #artemis #napavalley #cabernetsaugvinon #AtlanticBeach #Ocean60 — 8 years ago

with Kim

JJ Lumia

9.2

Rich and meaty and full of blackberry fruit. Silky smooth, with good backbone and structure. Young, this can be enjoyed now or cellared. This needs to be your thing, but if it is, stock up and thank me later. — 9 years ago

Mason Balistreri

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

9.0

Im the first to bad mouth young Caymus but it's still pretty cool to taste a 17 year old wine from a historic producer. not as crazy ripe or fake oak as i expected. not at all like i expected. 14.3% — 9 years ago

Michael Gallegos

Sales & Hospitality Red Car Winery

9.4

Pretty. Very different from other 15 Beaujolais I have tasted. This one is approachable young — 9 years ago

Marshal White

9.2

Aromatic, bright, and firm. Probably too young, but it was a pretty show. First time around with this producer. — 10 years ago