Tom Casagrande

9.2

@Delectable Wine - this is 100% Syrah, not a blend.

Lively nose has loads of gravelly crushed granite, cured beef, peppercorns, and focused dark berry fruit. Lively in the mouth as well, medium bodied, with savory, clingy flavors, subtle soft tannin, and nicely-integrated acids. Beautiful balance. More fruit coming out on the palate as it airs. Great weeknight red. — a month ago

romo

9.2

Marsanne that kills space invaders. — 3 months ago

Noah Chasin

9.0

Exceedingly unctuous and rich. Curious how it will taste in 2033 — 9 months ago

joe mama

8.9

100% syrah..this is about as merlot-ish as it gets for a rhone as far as being soft.great every day quaffer red..i drank whole bottle without realizing as it just is so smooth which i was not expecting — a month ago

romo

9.3

@Delectable Wine This is the Verlieu lieu dit. No where else can this be done. — 3 months ago

Double Pound

9.2

Excellent! — 8 months ago

Justin Bothur

9.0

Almost menthol - all of the jam is nicely integrated. Just a hint of smoke and intrigue. — 10 months ago

Will Stanley

9.3

It’s been a few years since I opened one of these, a perennial ‘cellar defender’ to open on a whim when duty calls. Sadly, this is my last – but my word, I must buy more! This was absolutely sensational, a wine that punches well above its weight and provides the sort of value only a select few wines in the northern Rhône can muster up.

A doppelgänger for rock-solid Cornas, and inky purple in colour, the nose is effusive with dark cherry, blackcurrant, kirsch, smoked bacon, iron and sweet balsamic – all of it fresh, and no trace of alcohol at 13.5% from a hot vintage. The palate is sappy, vibrant, detailed and harmonious with quite good concentration and a sneaky long finish.

I would love to see this thrown into a blind tasting with wines four times its price. At six years of age, this is on fabulous form now and may improve with further time in the cellar.

93 points – but 100 for value!
— 2 months ago

Erica Gamble

9.2

Dark, spicy, mineral, substantial but not too fruity. — 7 months ago

Vino Joe

9.4

Sharp and resonant. Wonderful compliment to the dory entree. Not an elite Marsanne but it met the challenge tonight! — 9 months ago