Will Stanley

9.7

Perhaps the best young Châteauneuf-du-Pape that I’ve ever tasted, this extraordinary wine has power, but also elegance; purity, but also enormity; sweetness, but also umami. The aromas are classic for the appellation, with sweet blue fruit, Turkish delight, soy, coffee, heady garrigue and smoked bacon. But it’s the palate that steals the show, gobsmackingly gorgeous, with enormous presence and a near-perfect harmony between intense, dark, sweet fruit from the century-old Grenache, and bitter coffee, orange peel and a thousand other flavours that carry through to the finish. Super strong tannins at the moment; this wine will age superbly. The finish is incredibly long. They only make one cuvée each of red and white at Vieux Donjon - no high end bottling - and it shows in the incredible quality of this wine, which is up there with the very best. — 6 days ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Oily and broad. Lovely golden fruit- honeyed with lemon and white flowers and chalk. Fresh but luscious, rounded and plush. Very long. Really good — 2 months ago

with Bex and David

Severn Goodwin

9.1

2005 | Pinot Noir
Our Cellar

2023 independence Day Party 🇺🇲 with several members of our Tastevin crew and extended friends.🍷 Proof that our palates are wider than Burgundy. Notes may be light, scores will be honest. — 3 months ago

Iwan

9.2

Has all the hallmarks or a lovely Northern Rhone Syrah. Beefy, briny, black fruit. Assertive yet eautifully balanced. — a month ago

Conrad Green

9.4

A big wine. Lush ripe fruit with tropical notes. Marzipan, sweet corn. Then lifted acidity with lemon. Minerality and stone behind. Good stuff, and long — a month ago

with Chris, Tony and 1 other

Matt

9.2

Lovely austerity and high acid, carries that profile well, coiled and compact with deep weight and impact. — 2 months ago

Matt Konopka

9.4

Excellent! — 2 days ago

Shengli Hu

9.0

Like an aged Chenin. Crushed steely stony minerality. Dried apricot, jasmine, chamomile, dried mango peel, dried pineapple, lean textured. High acidity. — 23 days ago

Andre

9.1

Strong presence - smoke and fruits well blended — 2 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.3

Wafting beautiful from the bottle, this a nice pinot noir offering from LaFarge, who apparently never disappoints. No need for decant — 3 months ago