Stefan Dolhain

8.0

2014 vintage. Grant Burg was bought by the Accolade multinational in 2015. Clean, well made, if simple. At least it has good acidity and is not overly jammy. — 10 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.3

Tasted the 2016 Malbec, not Shiraz. First time I taste an Aussie Malbec. Attractive nose with blueberry, flowers and thyme. Fresh, fruity and easy-drinking, alcohol (14%) well-integrated. Aged in a mixture of old French and American oak. I believe I paid this about 7 euro, terrific value. — 24 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.0

2014 vintage. Colour suggests that there is more than a drop of Merlot and/or Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. Well-made in a international style, but no Chianti Rufina typicity whatsoever. Nippozzano was so much more interesting 15 years ago. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.2

2013 vintage. Nice,easy drinking if not very complex. Good for the price (15 euro) but not really memorable. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2015 vintage. Shows the potential of the local Areni Noir grape. Wonderful nose with pomegranate, flowers and a very subtle spiciness. Perfectly balanced and very elegant, somewhere between Pinot Noir and Sangiovese. Great length too. Absolutely delicious and worth the 30 euro price tag. Abv. 13,5%. — 11 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2015 vintage. Moreau (owned by Boisset) doesn't own vineyards, but can obviously get their hands on high-quality grapes as reflected in this Vaillons. A warm vintage results in a wine that seems bigger in fruit and less mineral than usual. Very nice nose with apricot, flowers, a subtle nutiness and minerality. Attractive wine, with good, but not steely acidity, some complexity, minerality and good length that could be mistaken for Côte de Beaune. — 25 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

8.7

I tasted the white Patrimonio. Vermentino. Slightly exotic fruit combined with sea saltiness, good salty length. Nice. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

7.9

2015 vintage. Let me start by correcting the back label, talking about "wild berries shadowed by subtle toasty oak"... In my humble opinion it should read "overshadowed by toasty oak that is by no means subtle". Don't get me wrong, it's not the amount of oak, it's the toasting that erases all Pinot Noir character from this wine. If you are a toasted oak fan you will love this smooth, easy-drinking wine though. At least it's not drying. — 23 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

7.9

2017 vintage. Exotic fruit in the nose, easy drinking, well-made commercial wine, slightly bitter finish. OK for the price. 12 euro. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

6.9

2015 vintage. New estate on the Saint-Emilion plateau, by the daughter of the owner of La Couspade. 75 % merlot, 25% cabernet franc, 16 months oak (50% new). The story sounded promising, especially for the price (19.95 euro),but what you get in the glass is disappointing. Rather evolved colour for the vintage. Nose dominated by smoky oak. Also in the mouth the wine lacks concentration to support the toasted oak, drying wood-loaded finish. This wine is all about make-up, sorry but I find this vulgar. — a month ago