Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured into red Solo cups; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2018 pours a deep ruby/purple with an opaque core; medium viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of dark brambles, a touch of horse blanket, garrigue, purple flowers, black pepper, leather, and inorganic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Rustic and ever so becoming. What I would give to have unmitigated access to one of Clape’s most humble wines. Unfortunately, it’s almost harder to get than his Cornas these days. Drink now through 2038. — 10 days ago

Gabija Blake

9.5

Easy drinking — 4 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.5

Big, rich with more structure than the 2007 St. Prefert Reserve Auguste Favier. Deeper too. Outstanding CdP. — 6 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

GonAlo diaz — 7 years ago

Por La Vida

9.0

Subtle spice. Excellent body. Earthiness I crave. Paired beautifully with steak and frites. — 7 years ago

Laura Haspel

9.0

Very good rose, not oak-y at all. — 8 years ago

Adrian J Marquis

10

Have loved this wine since the 2006 vintage. Just all over the place with blue fruit, perfume, incense, cedar, and a damn textural dream. — 9 years ago

with Tara

Henry K

9.9

Lunch with dad and Luigi. Such a great wine, first time trying it. Ton of sediment. Beautiful red fruits, very light bodied, loved it. — a month ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Rich and full bodied. Nose of savoury black plums. So flavoursome - sumptuous, mouth filling and satisfying. One of the more enjoyable reds I’ve had of recent times. From the excellent 2016 vintage. This is the first of 2 bottles. Next one towards the end of 2027 or early 2028. — 3 months ago

Fabian Kühlhorn

9.1

Complex nose with oxidized aromas. Three years under flor. Deep golden. Lemon, hay, nuts. High acidity and long finish. — 4 years ago

Greg LaRosa

9.0

Had 2018 under quarantine on July 25, 2020. Liked it. Nice and crisp but not overly so. Mineral. Lush. — 6 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Classic Jura, oxidized style but clean and mineral driven. — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.0

‘Riper style reflecting the warm vintage with dark cherry, plum, earth, mineral & spice. — 8 years ago

Naboth van den Broek

9.4

Dry, complex, with a nuttiness and slight sense of oxidation. The Macle of Sake? — 8 years ago

John Pavlovich

9.4

One of my favourite 2007s, and this is my last bottle. And that’s really too bad, it’s still drinking so nicely, still highly enjoyable. — a month ago

John Tan

8.9

Wildcard. Prob my fav cuvée from Julien. Tasted aged even tho it’s a 21. Flowery quality to it, like roses, potpourri.

[2019 Vintage:] “A captivating, translucent ruby red hue. Even on the nose alone, there is already a suggestion of ripeness, yet it is utterly enveloped by fragrance: white flowers, grapefruit, cherry, even stony minerals. Really classy and effusive, replete with sapid pinot-esque flavours of enviable concentration. The vintage is quite magical here: all pure, palate-staining but also inexplicably airy in the mouth. The mouthfeel is silky, culminating in a persistent, gentle and thoroughly sweet-fruited long finish held together by an invisible frame. Like the ethereal cuvée Auguste, trails of crushed flower petals replicate and repeat on the lingering finish.” AC
“Guillot brings a unique perspective to gamay—not quite Burgundy, not yet Beaujolais—not only in his Mâcon Rouge and Mâcon-Cruzille, but the mysterious, radiant, field-blended Cuvée 910.” Jon Bonné — 3 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Very nice Syrah, but slightly underwhelming for the price point. Decanted 4 hours and it needs it at this point. Dark dark fruit, olive, some cured meat. — 5 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.2

First wine of 2020! (not including Charles Heidsieck ‘06, Bérèche Brut Reserve & Macle ‘09 after midnight on NYE).
Drank on New Year’s Day with roast pork shoulder, spiced gammon, roast potatoes, apple sauce and a cider & onion gravy.
No tasting note but the wine was in great shape with that lovely saline tangy finish and worked very well with the meat and crackling. — 7 years ago

Ted

9.3

A little bit of almond on the backside. Rustic and mighty tasty. — 8 years ago

John Asbury

9.4

Deep, rich and enveloped within a delicate creaminess here is a Northern Rhône white that deserves its praise. The fruit is soft and doesn’t overlay the mineral component. I really like this one. — 8 years ago