Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

Drank over two days. Closed up to start and also very loyal to this producer’s style who picks very late. Powerful bodied and extracted but opens up with dark fruit, some spices, structure and powerful tannins that start to soften up. A nice bottle, but now very expensive for what it delivers and a style I now appreciate less and less. 89-90

Bu sur deux jours. Fermé au départ et fidèle à ce producteur qui vendange très tard. De crops assez puissant, un style assez extrait aussi mais qui s’ouvre heureusement avec des épices, du fruit noir, de la structure, des tannins puissants et une longueur appréciable. Une belle bouteille au final, mais pas un achat avisé avec les prix d’aujourd’hui malheureusement, compte tenu de ce style que j’aime moins. — 4 days ago

Pon Gong

9.0

Vendange 2015 avec 35 % de vins de réserve assez doux pour un non dosé — 4 months ago

Manny Abascal

9.3

Village wine from a hot vintage (2009) yet it is balanced and elegant. Restrained nose, red fruit, stone and mineral, medium bodied, long finish. Such a brilliant producer. — 6 months ago

Alberto Cdm

9.3

Poca acidità — a month ago

Web Bond

8.9

Better with apricot, peach, or stone fruit pie, but strawberries will do. Primarily, if not exclusively, Sporen Grand Cru fruit. 100+ g/l RS. — 3 months ago

Justin Hansohn

9.1

Cherry Dr. Pepper. Held up solidly for 5 days. Fun because of all the rigor of good production! — 6 months ago

Devin Bray

9.6

Spicy, yeasty, notes of fresh pear, tannin, potpourri. — 7 months ago

Rhonely Boy

9.2

Vendage Tardive 100% Roussanne.

A savory late harvest wine, best paired with savory vs. sweet food.

California earthy soil profile, golden grass, tea-like tannin, Chrysanthemum bitter, candle wax. Clean Acidity, not notably sweet.

Very good late harvest savory wine, not dessert sweet.

*possibly corked

— 2 months ago

Taavi Davies

9.1

Strong diesel notes, lots of acidity, green apple — 4 months ago

Taavi Davies

9.1

Amazingly fresh, the diesel notes are just starting to show. For me, this is still too early to drink but that’s a matter of taste — it’s beautifully balanced — 5 months ago