David C

9.0

Needed an hour to open up. Dark chocolate, mildly fruity and sweet. Very good — a year ago

Peter Stern

9.0

Quite decent everyday Chenin. (VR) — 4 years ago

Caryn Seymour King

8.9

Bold like a cab — 5 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.1

Super high levels of acidity (verging on volatile). Off-dry. Floral aromatics—orange blossom, white flowers, slight oxidation. Loads of tropical fruit flavors on the palate and bitter almond skin on the finish. — 6 years ago

Jeff Ball

9.0

A comparatively thin Chardonnay, with typical notes of lemon and oak. This wine was quite tasty though and it paired rather well with a variety of cooked fish and sashimi. — 7 years ago

Peter Falk

9.3

Briljant Bourgogne! Underbara smaker av mörka körsbär, mandel, kanel och rostade fat. — 8 years ago

with Annika Lindh

Chip Hughes

9.2

Warm, rich, Grenache-heavy. Like all of Xavier’s ‘15s, it touches all the bases: ripe, tannic and superbly low pH. Saline. Lots of vanilla bean and grated hard spices. Classic. #xavier #gigondas #rhone — 8 years ago

Steven Lee

9.5

NYE 2023 drink. very light and watery at start almost pinot like. after all while it blossoms where floral, mineral and rocky with orange rind and kamquat skin profile. after air the nose gets more spicy and floral — 2 years ago

Monica winters

9.7

Lovely sparkling with minerals. You can taste the chalk. This will age well Lille will drink it in a few years — 5 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.1

Drinking Remarkably well, for a 2016 cdr. No indication but would presume its 100% Grenache. Good fruit well balanced remarkably drinkable for a 2016. — 6 years ago

Jan A

9.2

Non vintage syrah grenache blend scoring 94RP. Typical châteauneuf du pape style with spices on the nose and palate. Earth, Dark fruit, juicy, well balanced — 6 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.1

Such a balanced and fine Ventoux that juggles fresh and serious elements. The ripping heat of the 2016 growing season created a lot of tired wines in this region...but this isn’t one. As good as everyday Grenache can be. — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

This is the vintage Xavier really got going. Lovely nose of spice and mineral. Big candies cherries and some sour cherries as well. Palate is soft and elegant with huge fruit. Sappy and spicey with lovely freshness. Good mouthfeel and terrific value. Needs maybe 15 minutes and then raring to go. Terrific sweetness of fruit smothered with spice. — 8 years ago

Kevin Mullally

9.0

Classic. Herbs. Blackberries. — 3 years ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

Depth and beautiful structure with silky tannins, dark fruits, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg. Full body. Plenty of time ahead for this one. — 4 years ago

Paul Mason

9.1

Cuvee Cancan 2016 — 6 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.6

Les Folatieres is absolutely a magical vineyard. Energy of the site completely overtaking any wine in the glass. So great hard to put into words the amount of energy and ethereal structure is trapped in here. Thankful to have a few bottles 🙏🏼 — 6 years ago

Randy Ingram

9.1

Slightly carbonic, savory peppery stuff going on. Really great natural Loire cab franc. — 7 years ago

Jim Restrepo

9.0

Very pleasant , mild fruit forward, smooth aftertaste — 8 years ago

Mace Hughes

9.0

Rich luscious fruits cherry strawberries, soft silky tannins. Very approachable easily goes well with Easter dinner — 8 years ago