Vanessa

9.0

Here’s a biodynamically-produced Syrah blend from Minervois La Livinière AOC, a subregion within Minervois, which is located on the slopes of the Massif Central (highlands) in the Languedoc region of France (Southern).  🇫🇷 It has 95% Syrah and 5% Grenache. 🍇

This wine comes from grapes grown on the terraced vineyards of Les Planels, where grapes have been grown for 35 years.  

👁 The color is beautifully deep and rich purple.  I see noteworthy staining and tearing on the glass.

👃 The nose is youthful with an immediate bouquet of ripe and jammy black fruit such as black plum, black cherry, cassis, and blackberry preserves. There are also dried herb notes, such as lavender, sage, thyme, also black peppercorn, anise, pencil lead, cedar, cinnamon, clove, earth, and cured meat.

This wine was fermented in an open concrete vat and aged for 12 months in French Oak barrels, 1/3 of which were new oak, lending some of the baking-spice notes to the nose. 🪵

👄 On the palate this wine is dry. It has medium acidity, a full body, high alcohol, grippy tannins, flavors largely consistent with the nose, but less juicy and more earthy on the palate, and a lingering finish.

This wine is juicy and bold and has potential for further aging. 👌👌👌

We’re pairing it tonight with leftovers from last night’s bbq 🍖 🥩 and it is a lovely pairing!

Château Maris, Les Planels, Cru La Livinières. Syrah and Grenache. Vintage 2017. ABV 14.5%. — 19 days ago

with Deked1

Matt Perlman

9.5

From mag. I was very nervous about this as the cork was partially pushed out and weirdly moist under the foil. But it was totally gorgeous—go figure. The wine is in a great place, high toned raspberry and cherry, sauvage and animalistic, herbal, mesquite, feral but composed and texturally resolved. — 24 days ago

Ming L

8.9

Ripe dark fruits and garrigue - thyme, black pepper, light lavender, and hint of mint - fill the aromatic nose. Medium body. Soft entry with round acidity. A bit astringent as the finish.

This is my 2nd bottle from the village of Tautavel. Not as impressive as the 100% Grenache bottling, but still quite nice. Good expression of the terroir. — 24 days ago

barak heller hayun

8.9

monthly red from my custom made personally wine club cheers.co.il

13% abv

medium + acidity
low tannins.

light body of tart red 🍒 and black plums, smoke, tar and some earth.

opened up a bit as time passed but drank too quickly to truly comprehend.

medium 🎯

i was guessing a not good enough sangiovese.
but its ok-ish southern France blend.

quaffble for sure.

paired well with grilled vegetables, garlicky 🥔 puree and green leaves salad. — 20 days ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Rhône-like Red Blend (60% Syrah, 20% Grenache and 10% Carignan). Wonderful bright raspberry fruit aromas and flavors with hints of dried herbs, baking spices and purple flowers. Not sensing any oak, but there is a Smokey element on the finish. Bright with fresh acidity. — 19 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 1961 | beautiful harmonious and true to type Rivesaltes with almonds, figs, hints of cacao | paired with cheeses | at restaurant Cas Pikaar Hilvarenbeek — 14 days ago

Adam Beasley

8.9

Solid weeknight wine. Dense body with clearly defined aromas and flavors. Syrah stands out in the best ways. — 12 days ago

Christine Lee

10

This is one of the best Rose’ wines I’ve ever tried. Bursting with fruit aromas, it is bright yet smooth. It tastes very balanced, with no unpleasant acidity on the back end. Just an outstanding Rose’, and I love the beautiful and elegant bottle designs and glass stopper. Love this 2020 vintage!! — 15 hours ago

Ed Hart

9.0

Delicious with steaks for date night dinner. Would definitely get this on again. Bought at Trader Joe’s. — 7 days ago

with Laree

Martin Sher

9.1

More complicated than most roses I’ve had. Something herbal, thankfully not too sweet. Not sure how ashamed I should be in admitting I dropped an ice cube in this while enjoying a patio dinner on a warm Boulder evening. — 19 days ago