Scott Rose

9.2

2018 vintage. Sweet without being overwhelmingly so. Excellent weight/mouthfeel. — 2 days ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

Interesting white. Richly textured while maintaining a juiciness and pleasurable crisp palate. #vaqueyras #grenache #marsanne #roussanne — 6 days ago

JKT

9.0

Dark garnet color, rustic earthy dark red fruits and a hint of menthol heat on nose, spice barnyard earth and dust firm texture and long finish. Interesting profile. Vin dPay, Marselan first encounter of this Southern Rhine cross. 14.5 ABV JR 12 value offer! Added very nicely, full of fine sediment. — 15 days ago

Carter Pelham

9.3

Poured blind

Medium + intensity aromas of pear, ripe/bruised apricot, yellow apple, honeysuckle, stony mineral

Medium bodied, medium - acid, palate reveals some new oak and confirms the nose, with a long finish of fruit and floral notes

Called it! — 5 days ago

with Linh

Daniel M

9.1

No notes. Reunion with friends — 19 days ago

Aravind A

9.2

Pop and pour, notes from 1 hr open. Better than I remember my last btl being, but still not up to the level of that first '11. On the nose: lavender, incense, loads of garrigue, and soft red raspberry..very pure grenache. On the palate: serious acidity, hi-toned red raspberry, more herbal notes, with some salinity, almost olive brine/game, though I believe this is 100% grenache, and attenuated tannin on the finish. This has taken a very savory turn, and the tannin on the finish is slightly attenuated. Yum! — 13 hours ago

Dan R

8.9

I like this estate, their wines are always evocative and emit a regional personality. This was my first time trying this, the entry level cuvée - it's a plump, juicy little number and an excellent value. Fruit-sweet, with plum, lavender and some black tea notes, along with a cherry pit quality on the finish. Finishes with a peppery kick. It's got a lot of meat on the bones and is definitely warm, but the 15+% isn't too obvious or off-putting. Nice cocktail wine. — a month ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Wow, this is amazing for a 12-year old Cotes du Rhone. Nose almost reminds me of mature Bordeaux (good shit, not regular Bordeaux). Cedar, earthy, dark spicy blackberry, iodine. Totally resolved and balanced in the mouth, with a remarkable fruit presence for a 12-yr. old. Tannins still there but super soft. Good acids. Just wow. — 5 days ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

Côte-du-Rhone style. The fruit (Black) is respected. We find the beautiful notes of peppery violet of Syrah, and the greedy character strawberry/caramel of the grenache.. also the roasted side, liquorice. Nice and cool.

Style Côte-du-Rhone. Le fruit (Noir) est respecté. On retrouve les belles notes de violette poivrée de la Syrah, et le caractère gourmand fraise/caramel de la grenache.. également le côté torréfié, réglisse. Frais et sympa. — 14 days ago

Jason Brater

9.0

Fruity w a little oak. Plum and dark stone fruits. Really opened up w food. Grenache 80/Syrah 20. Nice tannic structure. — 9 days ago

with Michelle, Gail and 1 other