The Great Northern Whites

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Blanc Marsanne Roussanne 2000

Rich, intense and opulent. A bigger vintage, but so well made, balanced and unlike how some other white Rhône’s can be, the alcohol is seamlessly hidden here. Layered with spiced orchard fruit, grilled nuts, honeycake, brown butter and nutmeg. There is a rich mouthcoating and viscous texture with great midpalate depth leading to a delightfully long finish. A great showing indeed. — 3 years ago

Sean, Clive and 8 others liked this

Guillaume Gilles

Cornas Syrah 2012

This is a nice wine to say the least. Very aromatic, with great smooth tannins. Earthy and meaty on the palate in a great way. Really quite nice — 6 years ago

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Syrah

Super light oak but great peppery finish. Nose of red fruit. Loved it with Steak — 7 years ago

Mike liked this

Domaine Alain Voge

Les Chailles Cornas Syrah 2012

Great stuff! Everything I could ask for in a Syrah. #msclassic #syrah #cornas — 8 years ago

Chris, LM and 3 others liked this

Montinore Estate

Borealis The Northern Whites Willamette Valley Müller-Thurgau Blend 2014

Good white blend with clean tones Gevurtz & Mueller. Pinot Gris smooths it. — 8 years ago

M. Chapoutier

l'Ermite Ermitage Syrah 2006

Very mineral, and loads of tight citrus. Great stuff. Age worthy — 8 years ago

Monica, Anthony and 1 other liked this

Domaine Vincent Paris

Granit 30 Cornas Syrah 2012

Great old world Cornas. Ashy tannins — 8 years ago

Michel & Stéphane Ogier (d'Ampuis)

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2010

Juicy, tightly wound, sprinkle of pepper. Excellent example of cote rotie from a great producer! - from magnum as well. — 9 years ago

Cris liked this

Alain Graillot

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2013

Marc Stubblefield
9.1

Great northern Rhone typicity. Lots of complexity lurking beneath significant structure right now. Needs time and food. — 9 years ago

Serge, Raul and 15 others liked this

Rene Rostaing

Ampodium Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2010

A great wine fruit but well ballanced — 10 years ago

Alex and Randy liked this

E. Guigal

La Landonne Côte-Rotie Syrah 1983

Scarlet tawny color. Big exotic nose. Notes of menthol, black cherry, raspberry, moist earth some pepper and a little Kirsch. Masculine yet is rich with a velvet glove impact. Tannins resolved, great balance. Remains in a great drinking window. — 4 years ago

Shay, Ira and 24 others liked this

Domaine Jamet

Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah 2017

Great wine. Love that this is the entry offering. — 5 years ago

Keith liked this

Domaine Auguste Clape

Le Vin des Amis Syrah 2015

Great but pretty tight right now. 2hrs of air have allowed it to unravel a bit but I'm probably not popping another bottle for a year or so — 7 years ago

Anthony, Hai and 19 others liked this

Tardieu-Laurent

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2002

Matt Austin
9.3

Great effort for this difficult vintage. Drinking at peak in my opinion. Not for the brett averse. — 7 years ago

Anthony, Chris and 2 others liked this

E. Guigal

La Mouline Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2008

Kicking but right now. With some air this became sweeter. So feminine - with tons of beautiful fruit. This night was great. — 8 years ago

Maxwell CromwellDavid BernahlTodd King
with Maxwell, David and 1 other
Anthony and Ira liked this
Maxwell Cromwell

Maxwell Cromwell

The nose was on point with the meatiness you'd expect from Côte Rotie, the palate was a beautiful red fruit. I'd drink this all day if my accountant would let me. 😉
9.1

M. Chapoutier

De l'Orée Ermitage Blanc Marsanne 1994

Great fruit, very youthful, amazing — 8 years ago

M. Chapoutier

"La Mordorée" Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2002

Great terroir. Bad vintage. Amazing winemaker. 2 out of three work to make a really enjoyable wine. #mordoree #hashtag — 8 years ago

M. Chapoutier

Monier de La Sizeranne Hermitage Syrah

I'm with the skeptics of this vintage lots of fruit, fine, ripeness, fine but it's not that great. — 9 years ago

RdV Vineyards

Lost Mountain Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Bright ruby color with dark brambley fruit, toasted oak and graphite on the nose. Ripe dark fruit, black currant, blackberry, cedar and an undercurrent of black truffles. The finish is long and soft with hints of toffee, vanilla and white pepper. Balanced acidity and great tannin structure. — 9 years ago

E. Guigal

Hermitage Syrah 1996

Great value with great complexity. — 11 years ago

Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine

Vieilles Vignes St. Joseph Marsanne Roussanne Blend 2018

Lyle Fass
9.2

Another great vintage for this wine. Brilliant whites in St. Joseph in 2018. Nose is super granitic with yellow fruits, superbly refined and defined. Palate is ripe and dense with superb finesse, yellow fruits and old vine sap. Juicy with great mineral freshness and clarity. Long finish. Always such a great wine. — 4 years ago

Aravind, Chris and 10 others liked this

Noël Verset

Cornas Syrah 1995

Hold moly. The tannins are still grippy. Great balance and fruit through the finish. Gorgeous from this rare old bird. — 5 years ago

P, Rob and 21 others liked this
Hugh O'Riordan

Hugh O'Riordan

I’m jealous

Alain Graillot

Crozes-Hermitage Blanc Marsanne-Roussanne Blend 2015

Rediscovering Rhone whites again. Lots of character. — 7 years ago

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah

Mitja Sirk
9.2

Yes!!! Difficult vintage vs. Great produce; 0-1 — 8 years ago

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with Marta and Giampaolo
Giampaolo, Steven and 4 others liked this

E. Guigal

La Doriane Condrieu Viognier

Rich in aroma, flavor, and texture. The oak was there but what caught my attention more was the white floral and lychee notes. On the palate it's dense, extremely pure, with a huge finish that shows acidity buried down deep in the wine. Great stuff if you can try it, a benchmark from one of the greatest sites in Condrieu! — 8 years ago

Eric, Anthony and 3 others liked this

Domaine Auguste Clape

Renaissance Cornas Syrah 2006

Very young and still quite primary. Great with rack of lamb. — 8 years ago

Doug liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Offerus Saint-Joseph Syrah 2012

Medium full body. Great spiced tone. Lovely to sip. — 9 years ago

Yves Cuilleron a Chavanay

Les Vignes d'à Côté Syrah 2014

Very easy to drink - great spice tone — 9 years ago

E. Guigal

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah

2010 blind tasting. Great bottle :) — 9 years ago

Serge liked this

Domaine Alain Voge

Les Vieilles Vignes Cornas Syrah 2011

Collin-Peter Casey
8.9

Another stop on today's "Tour d'Infanticide." Will be great soon. Is wound up and primary now. — 10 years ago

Flavio and Anthony liked this