Andrea Wilson @farmforthesoul

9.2

This Chateauneuf-du-pape is incredible! Cannot wait to pair it with my spaghetti bolognese. — a month ago

with Jeremy

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

8.9

This ain’t Rayas. Would be great at $20, but the pedigree has this way overpriced these days. — 2 months ago

Amanda Barth

9.0

Shhhhh. Holy Saturday, Batman!!! Easter bunny drinks rosé! Perfect libation for plastic egg prep. Nice balance between sweetness and acidity in the mouth. The finish shows fresh fruit and great length. — 2 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.5

Absolutely singing at 10 yrs. Beautiful weight. Age coming thru with beeswax and acacia with plenty of acidity to back it up. — 3 months ago

LM Segal

10

This was my rating 6 years ago. A perfect 10. Now, I’d say (and thanks Spinal Tap) an 11! Thanks Lenny for an awesome dinner:
The nose immediately established this CDP as royalty, and the palate followed accordingly. Silky smooth, big and round. Black fruit, Asian spice, black truffles. Pure as heck, layered with so much going on while your nostrils are sending your brain unseen before signals of red flowers, bacon frying and fairy dust. Should not have been better than the ‘01 but it was unanimous winner blind. — 4 months ago

Mark Mannebach

9.2

Currant, red licorice plum tones with some earth/minerality — 5 months ago

Sonnie

9.3

Really like — 6 months ago

Mark S.

8.9

Good. Chateau de la Gardine 20 @10890, Pieroth, 241115 — 8 months ago

Izzy J

8.9

Lovely bottle — 3 years ago

Michael Simonetti

9.6

Dream. Herbs. Game. Fruit. — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.3

One of the bottles from my annual WWC hosting. I opened this as a side by side to a 2019 Saxum White as the makeup is fairly similar.

80% roussanne/ remaining a mix of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, piquepoul blanc, picardan and bourboulenc.

Nicely expressive at pop, it then faded and hid in a shell for a few hours before coming back at last glass. At 80% roussanne, I expected a more consistent expressive profile (honeyed tropical fruits, some orange) and for the acid to show a touch, but it was a roller coaster. More melon and light fruits vs bigger/more tropical. Medium bodied but not as rich as expected. It’s clean and shows some floral and mineral/stony nuances, but I’d spend the extra and take the Roussanne VV to get more complexity and flavor. — 2 months ago

Lyn Farmer

9.4

Deep ruby, lovely maturing aromas of black cherry, strawberry, smoke, lavender, thyme, forest floor, grilled meat, blackberry. Fine balance of acidity ands tanning, fresh on the palate with great depth and finesse. Long finish, ten more years ahead. — 2 months ago

Sarah Dennison

10

Delicious — 2 months ago

Richard Perlman

8.9

Finally, starting to fade a little, but still quite drinkable — 3 months ago

with Pam

Mark Rosse

9.4

Strutting tonight! — 4 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.2

Deep garnet color - strikingly so from the Garnacha blends that I was tasting from Priorat. Dark cherry and plum with coarse black pepper on the nose and in the glass. Tasted blind - but so clearly a gem from the southern Rhône. — 5 months ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

10

80% #grenache 10% #Syrah 5% #mourvedre and 5% #cinsault like a liquor and I love it. — 5 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Medium Ruby color with aromas of ripe black and red fruits and pepper spice. On the palate flavors of plums and ripe red berries with herb, licorice and pepper spice. Fine soft tannins with, medium+ finish ending with fruit, mushroom and earthy notes. — 7 months ago

Lyn Farmer

9.1

Smokey black cherry, strawberry, blackberry and forest floor. Starting to show tertiary character with leather and meat. Elegant tannins ands a lovely balance of fruit, acid and alcohol. Very good quality and delicious drinking now. — 9 months ago

Raj Harb

9.5

100 on the delicious scale. Not my photo. — 7 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Cena rayas acker nyc manhatta — a month ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

A lovely tarry note initially amongst the red fruits. On the medium weight palate sweet and savoury red fruits. Love CdP from a good year like this one. 70% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault and the remaining 5% split between Muscardin, Counoise and Vaccarese. Completely destemmed and fruit driven. Soft pliant tannins. — 2 months ago

Sharon B

9.5

Delicious! — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

1989 vintage. Decent fill and cork. Not decanted. Powdery, not chunky, sed. Tasted after 3.5 hours open. Light-medium body. Nose and flavors kept up the intensity in complete harmony. Special. Well-stored examples should yield similar pleasure for another 5-6 years. 03.29.25. — 3 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.3

I just got reminded of the joy young CdP brings. Raspberries, liqueur, garrigue, crushed stones. Seamless. Great integration. — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of dinner which lasted a couple do hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of powerful ripe red and dark fruit: black brambles, dark cherries, black pepper, boozy Christmas fruitcake, licorice, garrigue, leather and rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with sneaky medium+ tanning that build with air. The acid is there too although I wouldn’t call it the main character. It does, however, play a strong supporting roll. Definitely a wine of texture. It has been a handful of years since my last bottle of the 2015 and it’s evolving very nicely! Secondary flavors are starting to show and everything remains balanced. Extended air did get it to freshen up a bit so I’d say this still has a long life ahead. Drink now with a healthy decant and through 2035. — 5 months ago

Ed Chin

9.0

It had a weird texture to it and nothing memorable. Another one that is overpriced. — 6 months ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre —a total stunner she is, drinkable now with a body to go the difference. The nose brings red fruits (plums, cherries, strawberries) and roses and rose petals. The palate is silky-smooth, fresh fruit giving way to tootsie roll and stewed fruit flavors, augmented by earth and sanguine balsamic grooves, a bit of herbal garrigue carrying the day. The finish carries on, persistent and solidly ethereal if we can make that a thing. — 8 months ago

Jill Hutko

9.0

Had this at Carretta on the Gulf with the Huyck’s. — 4 years ago

Rachel Artz

9.5

Perfect time to pull from the cellar, still has great acidity, red fruit, and leather. Medium body with fantastic length. — 8 years ago