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

Gor

9.4

Complexity hits you right away. Slight oak on the nose and palate. Fresh cut green grass, citrus, hint of pear and acacia flowers on the nose. Awesome minerality and mouth coating acidity on the palate. Ends in a medium plus finish. — 6 years ago

Colin Shirek

Production Cristom Vineyards, Hirsch Vineyards

9.2

Reminds me why I fell in love with Burgundy. Acid, fruit, kiss of oak....makes Colin a happy boy! — 8 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

Darren Dittrich

8.9

If you like 'em young, vibrant, and crisp, this is a nice White Burgundy. At $50 from Costco, it's not too bad. As a pre-dinner sipper, perhaps a little too bracing. Lemon, white peach, light flowers... No flaws, but also nothing overly memorable. — 9 years ago

Paul Henderson

8.9

Leather, cedar, tart cherry. Tart fades as it opens. Quite nice; red berries — 9 years ago

Brian Feist

8.9

Hint of berries, mild smoke drinks well $14.98 the wine store 2nd ave 71-72 st. — 10 years ago

Tannin Wine Bar & Kitchen KC

9.2

This bottle is really pushing the saturation question but remains really focused and expressive. Restrained aromas, full textural. - unfiltered palate. It is top notch Cab Franc in its bass notes. — 11 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.5

One of those white Burgundies that makes you question the logic of the crowd. Why is no one drinking Monnot? It's imported by the same guy who brings in Jamet. Powerful, intense, pure and showing plenty of pedigree, potential, and freshness tonight. — 12 years ago

Thomas Monroe

Winemaker Division Winemaking Company, Owner/Winemaker SE Wine Collective

9.1

Xavier made the best montlouis wines I had all week in the Loire. Glad he's in our ca portfolio and will get to hang in April for thr portfolio tastings. — 12 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

Kenta Hayashi

9.4

Actually preferred their Referts 2014 over this one but I think it was because the former was more accessible at this moment in time. — 7 years ago

Jim Restrepo

9.0

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

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

Oliver Seaman

9.0

Delicious wine — 9 years ago

Shawn Wolfe

9.3

Sweet, crisp but complex. Peaches and other fruits. — 10 years ago

Peg Felippo

9.2

Drinking beautifully. Elegant, structured, with crisp acidity and lingering finish. — 10 years ago

Nicholas Boles

9.4

Not too early for rose! — 11 years ago

Jon Bassett

9.9

Delicious and crisp Sancerre in NYC with Alberts family — 12 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

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

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

Mace Hughes

9.0

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

Daniel Bellury

9.0

Thanksgiving — 8 years ago

with Christian

Sarah O'Kelley

8.9

Tasty - golden apple, pear, flowers but goes a little green apple on palate - need to retaste! — 9 years ago

Jinda Cui

9.1

A pinot noir with structure and depth. Nice spice and hint of tobacco. Dark fruits on the palate, medium to high acidity and slightly bitter undertone. Mineral and clean finish. For a price under 40, this 1er is of great value — 10 years ago

K U

9.0

Big red body. Which leads you to big spices of lavender, Rosemary, sage. 70% blend of Grenache 13% Syrah 12% Mourvèdre and 5%cinsault. Dense purple plums and darn cherries.


There are 3 premier Appalachians in rhone. Gigondas, vacqueyras, chateanueuf du pope (the last being the supreme). The story goes that the two keys on the crest of the chateauneuf wine were sealed and punishable by death if you were to drink it if you were not the pope. — 11 years ago

Jesse Smith

9.1

Luv luv luvvvvvv — 12 years ago

with Lindy

Paul Roszko

9.9

From Menton, Kelly's birthday, 2011 — 13 years ago