Todd Abrams

9.3

You know when the famous wine critics yammer on about creme de cassis notes in wine and you wondered what the hell they were talking about. Here you go. So concentrated and nougaty. — 11 years ago

Jason Jarvis

8.9

Surprisingly decent inexpensive villages level cotes du Rhone. Needed a little more acid but otherwise nice and fruity. — 11 years ago

Luca Pasquinelli

9.5

What a treat! The lemon curd followed by Meyer lemon sorbet, served on top of slate! — 12 years ago

Mandy Capehart

9.5

Slightly sweet green apple crisp! — 12 years ago

Akiva Leeder

8.9

Foch yea - French American hybrid. deep red fruit, touch of earth. — 11 years ago

Ed Motta

10

Best new world wine I ever had. And the most curious thing : its not a vitis vinifera grape.
It reminds me some of the most elegant and complex wine from Vosne Romanée. Superb. — 11 years ago

with Edna

Matt Seigel

9.6

Honey/werthers, bit of funk, mushroom/truffle, samosa Girl Scout cookies, white sour cherries, tart/acidic, not "sticky" — 12 years ago

Drew Baker

9.1

Juicy cranberries, bright acidity and fine-grain tannins. Tasty price-point wine — 11 years ago

Brian McMahon

Sales Polaner Selections

9.2

Varietals: Gamay
Organic: Certified
Biodynamic: Practicing
Vineyard: From La Roche Pilée vineyard in the heart of the Morgon appellation at the base of the famed Cote du Py hillside (1.70 hectares).
Orientation: South facing with a slight slope.
Soil: "Decomposed granite and crumbly schist referred to regionally as "rotten rock"". Natural composting kick-starts bacterial activity in the soil that is very beneficial to the vines. "
Viticulture: 60-year-old vines with very low yields. Extensive pruning to further limit the yield; No chemical pesticides, fertilisers or herbicides used, giving a totally natural wine; all bunches are picked by hand and very carefully sorted to retain only the fully ripened whole bunches.
Vinification: No sulphur pitched for fermentation. Semi carbonic maceration for up to 12 days. Using an old vertical press, pressing is very slow and gentle, crushing only the fruit and not the seeds.
Aging: In barrels on fine lees between 5 and 13 months. The barrels are old as the aim is to allow the wine to breathe without giving it a woody taste. The end of alcoholic and malo-lactic fermentation takes place in oak barrels. Light sulphur is added after malo-lactic fermentation and at bottling to ensure the wine keeps well over time.
Notes: Bio-Vitis is the name Michel Guignier gave to this wine composed of 100% Agribio-certified fruit from La Roche Pilée, a site located at the base of the famed Cote du Py hillside in Morgon. The wine is a selection of old vines that are barrel fermented in neutral oak. It is the most structured wine in the Guignier lineup with classic red fruit character, sappiness and a seductive, round mouthfeel. — 11 years ago

Christy Canterbury MW

Master of Wine

9.5

An excellent #Barolo coming up soon on @Vitis. Don't miss it! — 12 years ago