Ted Corvey

9.3

This is one of those lucky finds that just don’t come around very often. Sorry for the backstory but I think the context helps explain my excitement. There’s a small wine and spirit shop in a little beach town I drive through about 2-3 times a year and I’ll usually stop and get a bottle or two because they had a great and unique selection. Sadly, the last few stops there have been a bit disappointing as their variety seems on the decline. What was once a great range of wines with a lot of unique bottles, is now a lot of cheap high volume offerings on one end and on the other a nice selection of super high end bottles that I’m not picking up on a whim. While the high end selection is commendable, the magic of the shop seems to have faded. And if I am going to go high end I would rather do it with a shop I frequent in Charleston. Anyway, browsed a bit and didn’t really find anything I was interested in. Was on the way out and came across a 50% off rack and found this marked down to 9 dollars. Grabbed this and a few others thinking 🤷🏻‍♂️.The second it hit the glass it was beautiful on the nose, continued with deep richness on the palate. Great clarity and balance. My research suggests a 70/30 Cab/ Cab Franc blend. Have to assume this a nod to the famous Cab/Cab Franc blends in the region, and it’s a heck of nod. Have a half bottle left and I can’t wait to see how it held up for night two. — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.7

No. 3 in the Vosne Romanee lineup. Similar to No. 2 without the spirit. The full package ( with some astringency at the finish). Both round and full yet finishes firm. A long life ahead. La Romanee?” — 8 years ago

M J

9.1

Brought this back from our honeymoon in Mendoza, Argentina 2014. Enjoyed this with steak as a pre V day dinner at home w/ @foodlasomm — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Olive pips, brioche, pomelo, tangerine pith and lemon custard nose with a circus peanut candy whiff. Briny lemon entry that eases into candied peel, olive notes echo the scents, and a hard race to a very lemon and caper fulfillment that shimmers with crystalline citrus nectars. Far from moribund, this one scores big where other '05s have given up the ghost! That's the spirit! #champagne bubbles #frenchsparklingwine — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Chip Hughes

9.2

Definitely Roussillon. Definitely Catalan in spirit, but the old vine Carignan & Grenache qualities are underpinned with fine schist minerality. — 10 years ago

Antoine Goubert

9.4

Very complex wine :)
Black fruit with some sweet spicies
Long length
Wine with a real spirit
I love it! — 11 years ago

with PE, Hélène and 1 other

Rohit Topiwala

9.8

Excellent representation balance of agave spirit and oak. Too many overpower with wood. Free the agave, as that is what Tequila is about. Pure pleasure. — 11 years ago

Gary Fenstra

9.5

Kevin and Kerrie are with us in spirit. Thanks for flying it in. — 12 years ago

Winery Explorers

9.6

A day late Father's Day dinner with "The Spirit of the Poppies" in the glass! Mmm! @petermichaelwinery #palmdesert #petermichaelwinery #lespritdespavots #knightsvalley #sonoma #delectable #wine #wineryexplorers — 12 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.3

100% macabeu, spontaneously fermented, aged 1y in concrete w/o any intervention. A crazy, natural wine with nice appley substance, a touch of almond, quite rounded and with a saline acidity towards the (long) finish. Ultra drinkable and works wonders with food. This is brilliant, if crazy, stuff! — 8 years ago

Willem Koens

9.5

Excellent wine. Tasted great with duck. Happy to have some more bottled to enjoy. — 8 years ago

Samuel Albert Camacho

9.3

2006 vintage on Dec 18, 2017 at Sun River, OR. It seems “de rigueure” to describe the wines of Michel Faraud “savauge”. But although not refined, this wine was worldly and almost elegant, while retaining the wild spirit and pepper of Gigondas Grenache along with a hint of Dijon mustard. Perfect pairing with hangar steak and roasted asparagus with garlic. — 9 years ago

John Napisa

9.6

A truly sublime spirit. Serve with ice water and a sugar cube. — 9 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.6

Nose of mesmerizing peaty bacon, peppery, dried fruit like dried mango, and fermented grains. Taste is another smooth hit of sweet peaty bacon, hidden in it is some condensed sugary taste like caramel, a bit citrus zest, all mixed so harmonically. It is pure awesomeness. Aftertaste is definitely another savoring of peaty smoke, peppery with some hotness of alcohol, and lingering sweetness. Amazing and boost my spirit. — 9 years ago

Matthew Breault

9.0

Kind of acidic on its own but pairs really well with BBQ steak — 10 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.4

Quite the experience. Took some time to open in the glass. Complex nose of caramel, nuts and the underlying spirit. Medium+ palate, with prevalent nuttiness and still high acidity. Very long finish. — 10 years ago

with Frankie, Stanley and 2 others

David Kline

9.1

Big, foamy root beer-type head, that smells of graham crackers and mocha. Chai- Mocha with Maduro notes, light licorice, nutmeg, light cayenne, light mint notes interplay with the espresso-and pure cacao, toasty and warm. The pumpkin is almost secondary, but emerges, adumbrated in dark leather satchels filled with fire-blackened pumpkins possessed by Aztec priests with vanilla bean necklaces, tobacco leaf doba skirts, and smoky spirit animals made of graham cracker. 2nd to last P-beer! The hallucinations are natural, of course. — 11 years ago

with Courtney

Christian Källqvist

9.1

Balanced. Good with minute steak and bearnaise. Buy again — 11 years ago

Hylton Heeld

9.7

All fantastic fortifieds. The 21 yo is the pick of the bunch, all smoke and marmalade. DP 90 is refreshing, almost sherry like with nuts and a touch more spirit. The 1985 is exceptionally smooth with toffee and orange . The standard 10 to 15 yo is less intense but great value.
Best of all though...the 1914 and 1967 from barrel.
Tasting at Seppeltsfield highly recommended.... — 12 years ago

Allie Merrick

Blogger/Host mywinewords.com

9.2

Pouring on the porch this evening with the 2010 & 2012 Ghost Hill Cellars Rose. Lovin' it! The '10 more serious. The '12 more sassy. Fabulous fruit (strawberry, raspberry & cherry) with solid framework in terms of structure. Yum! — 13 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

It’s rosé season in spirit in Chicago. This is a great one. Nice balance of the acid you expect with lush fruit off the old Mourvèdre vines. Wish I had more bottles for actual warm weather. — 8 years ago

Trevor Kincaid

9.2

The 2015 is a light red with smooth taste throughout. — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.5

What a delicious Bas-Armagnac. Rich with vanilla and caramel notes all in abundance. But what makes this such a delightful spirit is its intensity, smoothness and the finish that lasts several minutes. Twenty five years aged, and some, this Bas-Armagnac was a little treasure that I picked up at a store that was, sadly, closing. I'm glad I did. — 9 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.6

Color of amber, slightly light. Nose of concentrated aldehyde, baked apple, some cedar wood, and ripe pineapple note. Taste is very smooth, sweet, and nice spice. Flavors of dried fruits fill the mouth. Aftertaste of vanilla, nice dried peach and figs, with some refreshing zest. Some warmth in the throat is the only thing that reminds me of the smoothness actually is coming from a spirit. — 9 years ago

James Gordon

9.3

Spirit wine. This thing is at a great place right now. Perfect with roasted chicken, lentils, and roasted vegetables. — 10 years ago

Brittany Buonocore

10

Made the holiday punch recipe with orange juice and grand marnier, heated, mmmm Mmmm good!!!! — 10 years ago

Kara Hermann

9.6

I love this wine. Very bright Chardonnay, great with salad on Christmas Eve (K&M bought at winery on Monterey trip) 2011 — 11 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.1

1997 vintage. Medium Amber hue. Medium intensity of apples, Perry pears, honey, vanilla. Apple sauce, wood resin, cinnamon, toffee apple. With water added, more wood and vanilla notes to the fore. Very aged. On the palate, off dry, smooth integrated alcohol. Full bodied, pronounced flavour intensity of apples, pears, honey and toffee apple. Long finish, highly complex spirit. — 11 years ago

Mr. Winecountry

9.5

Super intense black rasp bomb. Huge. Incredibly complex. Have this with shortribs or a beef burgandy. Light pepper. Not anywhere close to past time. Eaxy 5 more yrs if ya wanted. As good as big syrahs get. — 11 years ago

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.0

A well done wine with maybe a bit of little grip wild finish, a nice discovery, a pure and fresh wine - Karasì, is a tribute to the 6100 year wine tradition of Armenia and to its Areni Noir grape, which has created the authentic spirit of this wine. Its name is a reference to its long aging in traditional large, clay, amphorae (karasì being the Armenian translation “from amphora”). — 12 years ago