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Arcane Cellars

Domaine L'Oustal Blanc (Isabel et Claude Fonquerle)

K Vin de France Carignane

Eric Urbani
9.3

We tasted nine Minervois Red Blends (Languedoc region of France), an unknown AOC to our group. This was designated a “vin de table” because as a single-varietal, it did not conform to the Minervois arcane AOC rules. I loved it anyways — 9 months ago

Ron, Ceccherini and 10 others liked this

Xavier Vignon

Arcane XIX Le Soleil Grenache Blend

GaryWEdwards
9.0

Nice Village Rhône blend with bright Ruby and florals overflowing. Almost a cherry taste. — 3 years ago

Jan and Mike liked this

Xavier Vignon

Arcane V Le Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache

Yury Glazkov
9.0

Amazing ‘garigue’ with a more rounded fruit on the background and in the immediate aftertaste after the sip. Great experience. 2010 is still very young in 2022 — 3 years ago

Ericsson liked this

Corentin Houillon

Arcane Pinot Noir

Steve Anderson
9.1

This is the Pinot Noir. 50% WC, sans soufré. — 9 months ago

romo, Pinotman and 2 others liked this

Xavier Vignon

'Arcane Le Fou' Red Rhone Blend 2016

Andrew Liguori
9.0

Depth and beautiful structure with silky tannins, dark fruits, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg. Full body. Plenty of time ahead for this one. — 2 years ago

Guillermo and Lars liked this

Xavier Vignon

Arcane L'Etoile Grenache Blend

J Hoover
9.0

Full bodied and complex wine. Notes of blackberry, currant, pepper and floral. Wine feels a bit young even after decanting for 2+ hours. Excited to see what it will be in a handful of years. — 3 years ago

Xavier Vignon

Arcane XV Le Diable Mourvedre

Hansal Patel
9.0

Enjoyed at parallax. Fruit forward, smells like a French wine but drinks like a Cali blend. — 4 years ago

Xavier Vignon

Arcane La Papesse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Garnacha

Robert Stackowiak
8.9

A nice Grenache blend that pairs well with chili. September 2023. — a year ago

Xavier Vignon

'Arcane IX L'Ermite' Red Blend 2016

M. Christopher Roebuck
9.1

Given that I am the only reviewer thus far, I feel the need to provide an update. Enjoying my last bottle now. The nose is of prune, stewed fruits, earth. On the palate, the tannins are now fully integrated, muddled blue and black fruits dominate, with some raisin and prune. A much better showing than my prior review. I feel almost apologetic because this is a very good Gigondas. I wouldn't hold this longer though.

91+ points — 2 years ago

Ira, Andrew and 4 others liked this

Leviathan

California Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Tim L
9.2

Excellent CA. Cab-etc. blend. Balanced, full bodied, dark and intense...great with steak, red meats but we'll drink w/more. Deep berry forward on the palate - maybe hip, still tasty and a bit bitey on the finish if you care - not enough to offend. I don't get the fantasmic world of arcane nose and flavor some raters experience. Que sera', sera', will drink again 14.9% alcohol that seems higher... — 4 years ago