Patrick Derdeyn

9.0

Starting to soften just slightly and drinks well now with a short decant. Bright red fruits from the grenache, some darker and more savory elements from the mourvedre and just a touch of syrah which I can’t pick out on the palate but makes for a nice bouquet. — 6 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.0

White pepper on the nose. Black pepper and boysenberry on the palate. Lithe and lively. — 7 years ago

Rigel Hall

9.0

Fruity, smooth, pepper finish. Still opening up. — 8 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.5

Côte-Rôtie Deep ruby with purple highlights. Clean, medium-plus nose with a riot of aromas including medicinal overtones of iodine and tar, black olive licorice, black pepper and exotic spices. Medium plus acidity, medium plus ripe tannins with all the aromas mirrored on the palate. Excellent multi-layered wine with a long finish. — 9 years ago

Michael Pitts

9.3

Not shut down — 10 years ago

Nicolai Wallin

9.5

Worth the wait... — 10 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.5

BIG mid palate. Sweet tabaco. — 11 years ago

RJ Stefanski

9.0

This Syrah is deep, rich, and luxurious with a wealth of fruit. Black olives, game, licorice and spice round out the full bodied palate. A solid wine but hard to justify at $60.

More info: Sourced from the Rocks District of Milton Freewater. 14+ months in oak used 2/3 vintages prior, 888 cases. — 6 years ago

Philip Dobrin

9.3

Perhaps a touch overpowering but in a word, thrilling — 8 years ago

Michael Kvasnicka

9.2

Easy 92...but that's my jam style. So dank. — 9 years ago

Philippe Houdebine

9.3

Un grand pauillac? Not sûre. C bon. Une côte rôtie encore. — 9 years ago

Paul Einbund

Wine Director/Sommelier Frances

9.0

09's are just a tough vintage. Amazing aromatics but the longer it stayed open the tighter it got — 9 years ago

Michael Pitts

8.9

'84 Burgaud Cote Rotie...quite happy with this — 10 years ago

Keith Crump

9.7

Have put the rest in the cellar I committed a crime opening this but enjoyed every drop — 11 years ago

Olivier Huguenin

9.4

Woooowwwww!!!! C’est très très grand, ultra complexe et ultra facile! Un des plus beaux cote rôtie dégustés — 7 years ago

Sara Henson

9.2

Delicious wine! Would definitely drink again! — 7 years ago

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Olivier Huguenin

9.0

Trop jeune mais très bon, belle finesse — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.3

A very young and tight wine with great intensity. The fruit was dense and the spice and aromatics were beginning to evolve. It had great structure wth very silky tannins and beautiful length. #yvescuilleron #coterotie #rhonevalley #northernrhone #syrah #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago

Renegade Wines

9.2

Biggest surprise of the tasting afternoon. — 10 years ago

Eric anderson

9.3

Slight floral quality to the edgy sweetness and gorgeous black fruit. I suspect some co-fermentation here (Viognier). Lovely, lively, and lithe on the palate. Plenty of acids here, so this will pair with nearly any meats. Just to reiterate, this is not your typical Paso syrah (no offense), but an elegant rendition of the grape. — 10 years ago