Chris Grimm

9.1

Roses, and agree with another note re: subtle root beer. Via Garagiste. — 8 years ago

Cameron Hobel

Owner/Winemaker Hobel Wine Works

9.3

Baby.... needs time. But also some 12's are seeming quite sweet. Being picky but maybe a cause for some concern down the road... — 9 years ago

Daniel March

9.1

I wasn't going to rate this wine at first, but after downing a six pack after a couple weeks I figured something is working here. It's definitely not your bread and butter pinot, and if you're a classic pinotvitorian, this wine probably isn't for you. But I'm just digging these crazy notes of root beer, caramel, oak, bright cherry, with almonds lurking in the background. Great body to this wine, well balanced with just a hint of pepper on a lingering finish. It's rich, voluptuous, and satisfying. As a club member I'm paying $28 a bottle and that feels like a deal. Good chance I'll be doubling down again soon. — 9 years ago

Jeff Hackmeister

9.0

Well oaked, medium body. Went very well with roasted root veggies and roast pork loin. — 10 years ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.5

Top Grosses Gewächs (Grand Cru) quality. Bosc pear, ginger root, sea salt. Distinguished and distinctive. Drink now to 2035 or beyond, depending on cellar conditions. — 10 years ago

Nick Chang

9.3

Just a nice balance of flavors... — 10 years ago

Lily Davis

French Wine Specialist at Ottorink Weinbar

9.6

Dear Ninja Diary: I am thanking my lucky throwing stars that Bouland Courcelette is ALWAYS EFFING DELICIOUS even on a root day ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — 11 years ago

Navin Budhwani

9.5

Finally figured out Cahors is French for Malbec. Go figure. — 11 years ago

with Rajiv

Bijoy Shah

8.9

Sweeter than expected, but quite good. Paired with a vegetable paella when tasted. — 11 years ago

Scott Kraft

9.6

Alex, it went to a good cause and works incredible with roast duck. And will be replaced! — 12 years ago

John Willison

9.2

Opens over time. InitIal nose of rose petals and muted fruit. Opens to cherries and licorice root. Bright red fruit, earthy mid palate, and then a lingering finish. Had to drink one. Will let the others alone for a while. — 9 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.4

Delicious Mourvèdre a la Bandol -this 2011 is exceptional with black and red cherries, licorice root, vine clippings in all their pruned sap, and an herbaceous Mediterranean wisp of lavender. Such a star! — 9 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.6

Mature, earth and root beer notes - rich mouthfeel and creamy finish. — 10 years ago

with James, Russell and 1 other

Amie Murphy

9.0

Medium-bodied, black cherries, root beer, spicy. — 10 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Good for what it is. Tastes and smells like root beer. A little drier than NYFRB. — 10 years ago

Crystal Crystal

8.9

The kind of chard we secretly love cause we get the stink eye if we say we like it — 10 years ago

Kai Wright

9.2

Ripe, cooked blueberries and blackberries in a light, bright body and the dirty backdrop of wonderful mountain wines. Tuck into a pork stew and root veggies on a clear, cool night with this sucker. — 11 years ago

Matthew Jannette

8.9

Black cherry blackberry gentian root low tannin. Pretty nice pinot — 11 years ago

Patrick Bourgeois

9.1

Round 03. Beaujolais. (12e arrondissement) — 11 years ago

with Leah

Aaron Sanders

10

This is a good wine and some of the money goes to a great cause — 13 years ago

Judith Roberts-Foline

9.2

I bought this for our family Christmas and everyone enjoyed it. It was easy to drink before the meal & w/it. The price was good & I liked the cause. — 9 years ago

Edmond Bordelon

9.4

Wonderfully complex Château neuf at an equally amazing venue in the Alsace region. Love the presentation they do at Auberge de L'Ill! Currant and of course the licorice root. This 2008 could use another 10 years in the bottle and it could be stellar. — 9 years ago

with Katherine

Jeannine Meadowcroft

10

Smooth finish, Light plus tannins, pairs well with grilled meats, root veggies; not good for spicy foods. Good alone or with food. — 10 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.3

Photo from search, and was actually 2005. Savory but bretty. We had a great line up and nothing really sang except a btl of cheap Cremant... Root day? — 10 years ago

Jonathan S

9.1

The 2009 vintage is 100% Tempranillo and 14%ABV. From Ribera del Duero DO and vinified Crianza style with 15 months bottle aging subsequent to 1.5 years in French Oak barrels. This wine is elegant and integrated at only 7 years since fruit cultivation. This wine is rich and luscious with deep red fruit of cherry and red berry, baking spice, olive brine, and a hint of fresh cut spruce tips. This wine would be a perfect accompaniment for a Canadian Christmas tree ritual or a festive holiday evening dinner party with braised beef AAA pot roast or rack of lamb and braised root vegetables. With well balanced fruit, medium acidity and medium tannins this wine brings complex aromatics as well as refined mouthfeel of finesse to a structured backbone and elegant minerality. With persistence of briny green olives, deep ripe red berry and spice, this wine has a long finish which keeps giving back. Giving a festive Canadian twist, recommend pairing with Schwartz Montreal Smoked Meat brisket and Kosher pickles. — 10 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.2

2011 - A wonderfully expressive nose showing black olive tapenade, smoked or cured dark meat, new leather, violets and sweet plums. Deceptively structured tannin that twists around smoky but fresh blackberry fruit with a bitter liquorice root finish. Love to see it in 3-5years — 11 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.8

Earthy - smokey - root beer — 11 years ago

with Sung

Dan R

9.4

Beet root, pepper, lifted red fruit, silky tannin, super interesting wine — 11 years ago

Mac McCarthy

9.4

Fantastic-- nonmalo means the fruit comed out wonderfully! — 12 years ago

David D

9.5

Great, inexpensive wine — 13 years ago