Guillermo Gonzalez

9.0

Open in case of emergency. In this case, post Xmas dinner with the in-laws. Classic Hermitage - licorice, olive on nose. Raspberry, game, smoke. Bit less structured. Great with tenderloin and screaming grandkids. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Pronounced rich aromas of ripe dark fruits and spices. On the palate ripe cherry and plum with rustic spices and some tea notes. Fine ripe tannins, with slight grippy edge, hints of oak on medium+ finish ending with fruit and slight mineral edge. Nice Hermitage. Nice! — 6 years ago

Fraser McKinley

9.3

A lovely mid-weight, herbal, meaty and spicy little number. The jovial side of Hermitage if ever there was one - 2014 from magnum. — 7 years ago

Kumail Colombowala

9.3

A little zippy with the carbonation, super balance of savory notes with mostly cherry fruit. Sip on a hot summer day on its own or enjoy on a cool night with roast chicken. Best served slightly cool. — 7 years ago

Colin Nuckolls

9.4

Intense with smoked meats and great balance of layered flavors, minerals, and acid. Long finish that keeps re-emerging. Awesome — 8 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.8

Possibly the best bottle of wine I have had all this year and maybe last year!😊😊😊😊😊 — 8 years ago

Christian Jauslin

9.5

Stellar expression of Hermitage. The '09 warm vintage truly manifest itself in this wine with incredibly ripe black and blue fruits, black peppercorns and smoked meat. A powerful, complex, elegant wine with persistent tannins and wonderful acidity that keeps you reaching for more. Paired wonderfully with roasted lamb. Paul Ainé is a fantastic producer of wines in the region and this bottling from La Petite Chapelle does not disappoint. Could have easily been kept for another couple years but I thoroughly enjoyed drinking it today! — 9 years ago

Makio

9.3

This wine is white, bio wine. Marsanne is playing extraordinary tastes and full of aroma. Good for Japanese food — 10 years ago

OTV

9.7

Waxy, nutty, honeyed fruits - rich & complex. 2010 and plenty of life left. — 11 years ago

Michael Brown

9.0

Earthy with notes of herbs and stone. — 4 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.1

Fresh-no sugar- blueberry pie of a nose.

Well crafted, heavier bodied wine, unified berry blend, blue and black fruits working together in unison, a harmonic balance. Iodine and gravel carried this wine to the inevitable end - of high acid and new barrel like tannins.
Absolutely Lovely. A bit young, sometimes I cannot help myself. — 5 years ago

Gen Wilkins

10

started with alot of barnyard that then dissapeared and revealed mint and dark fruits as well as cherry and spice. Should have decanted! — 6 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.3

Really outstanding Crozes from an exciting vintage. Excellent balance of blue fruits, smoked meat, herbs and black earth minerality. Tannins are youthful but approachable. Lovely restraint and subtle force. — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

2016 will go down as a very overlooked vintage. It should not be. Beautiful and very pure nose of crushed granite and deep dark berry fruit. Grilled meats and herbs. So pretty. Smokey and floral as well. Palate has terrific richness and wonderful purity while also giving off a smokey bbq inner mouth aromas and loads of white pepper on the finish. Some structure to burn and will last 5-8 more years with improvement, but drinking well now. — 7 years ago

Jeff Loo

9.5

Barrel Samples of all the 2016 Chapoutier wines. 2016 looking strong for the reds. Le pavilion was brilliant. — 8 years ago

Nik Weinberg-Lynn

9.2

Kids down - Exploring French wine with Jen out of town! Muted nose of blueberries and currants. Gamey taste with notes of anise and cherries. Nice mouthfeel if a bit one-note. — 9 years ago

Devin Bray

9.5

Rich and savory, smelling of seaweed, must, and dark preserves with burnt sugar or caramel. There's an olivey savoriness on the palate that signals Syrah, along with some cured meat and pepper. Opens up with more jammy berry flavors after 30 minutes, with a nice kiss of oak. Old world meets New World feel going on here. Ripe and giving for days on the palate with lots of umami and sweet. — 10 years ago

Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

9.8

Still very youthful, pure and bright. Touch of grippy stem tannin. Wonderful. — 10 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

8.9

Perfect with a bit of beef casserole — 11 years ago

Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

9.0

Fresh, plenty of spice/black pepper, dried currants and dark raspberry. Liked this a lot and had forgotten how good this wine is. — 5 years ago

Narelle Burke

9.8

A beautiful red from Rhone valley! One of my favourite French reds. — 5 years ago

Sara Fowler Hileman

9.0

Bright fruit, lots of pepper corn, nice! — 6 years ago

Keith Crump

9.4

2005 super smooth hint of spice on blackberry — 7 years ago

Raphael Pleynet

9.6

1997. A great year for birthday of our son ! — 7 years ago

Louie Christensen

9.3

Sneaky ripe for an Hermitage. A lot of fruit right out of the gate, but as it warms/breathes...The classic tar, meat and leather starts to emerge. What a wine — 8 years ago

Paul Masson

9.5

Bessards-Meal (L09223, gold capsule). Getting meaty, but still forward with fresh violets and ripe black cherry and blackberry. Pungent rooibos and black pepper. Subdued oak bridges the spicy sweetness to the earthy, animal character. Deeply colored, youthful and vivacious, the tannins are starting to relax but promise a decade or two more of cellar potential. Paired with Tannhauser. — 8 years ago

Nick Eldridge

8.9

Great for the price. Complex, medium finish. Lots of red fruit — 9 years ago

Miss Carissa

9.1

A classic mild spice, medium tannins, med body... All kinds of medium! — 10 years ago

Philip Mallory

9.0

Reminds me of France. Of course. — 10 years ago

Pax Mahle

Owner/Winemaker Wind Gap Wines, Agharta & Pax

10

Cathelin & Pimento Cheese....I must be back in Raleighwood... And yes it was a humbling bottle of wine .... — 11 years ago