ie

8.9

Very pale almost rose water color; rose petals tea, apricot compote, tight, saline a bit volatile - nice. Good weight and overall balance especially freshness driven by uplifting aromatics and great acidity. A bit two-dimensional and not more, wish a bit more fineness to this. Good — 11 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

8.9

2004 Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie. It's an 04, no mistaking that. Large meniscus fading far outside of the rim. Kumquat, seared browned beef, volatile and pointed on the nose with a metallic character. Some sweetness and allusions to leather on the accumulated finish. There's just enough sweet leather aroma on the palate to offset the VA and occasional pyrazines that pop up to keep this doable. Metallic VA and pyrazine aroma grows with airtime--drink up I'd think! As judging from this bottle it's best in the first hour after opening and is on its last leg... — 12 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.2

Very intense, nutty, great with diverse food courses, a little volatile, needed decanting, crazy acidity but enough flesh to cloak it — 12 years ago

Jonas Mendoza

9.2

Rustic with volatile acidity on nose. Gamey with dried tarragon notes. Decanted an hour before drinking. Distinctly Bea. — 11 years ago

Aaron Means

9.0

Volatile nose. Alcohol is definitely popping but the fruit is significant and complex. Raspberry/Cherry compote, violets, soil. Reminds me of CDP but the volatile alcohol sends me back to New World. — 11 years ago

Les Doss

9.5

This was a crazy volatile wine, had it several times. That said it made me a believer in Lambrusco. — 12 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.4

Volatile core and slightly barnyardy not that different from Chamonard in that respect... but so acid spiky and delicious crab apple...screaming for pâté, mustard, roasted earthy root vegetables — 12 years ago

Liz Dzwonek

9.3

Hazy and mature. A little volatile with 14% alc.. (Blind tasting of wines of of the world feb. 1) — 11 years ago

Mattias kroon

9.0

Julian Courtois, Ancestral '09. Côt and Gamay Loire, a belle with strong rose perfume, touch of volatile but not angry, clean dance but long lingering. €18 retail — 11 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.2

Praise Pele for Princeville Wine Market in Kauai. This paired a charm as expected with charcoal grilled chicken burritos. Like a volatile blueberry and blackberry jam with allusions to oiled leather--such vivid in your face fruit. I love Graillot so much. His wines always show at least slightly volatile to me, but in just the right edgy manner. — 12 years ago