Domaine La Florane

Visan À Fleur de Pampre Red Rhone Blend

Mark Scott

9.2

Very nice, best Côtes du Rhône we’ve had — 4 days ago

Arnot-Roberts

Watson Ranch Chardonnay 2021

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

One of the few CA Chardonnay I enjoy. You can spend more on one, but for under $40, this works really well.

Arnot-Robert’s rides the fence of CA Chardonnay & White Burgundy nicely. Has a bit of Ca Chardonnay backbone with the creamy body of White Burgundy.

Nose does not show much at first. Green apple, pear, lemon, lime. White peach, caramel notes, cardamom, paraffin, cream, yellow & spring flowers.

The body is creamy with nice viscosity. Green apple, pear, lemon, lime. White peach, caramel notes, cardamom, paraffin, cream, very light honey notes, sea spray, light chalkiness, yellow & spring flowers. Excellent round acidity, beautiful, soft structure, well balanced and a pleasant finish.

A couple more years in bottle add a point or two & more complexity. .

A little history from their website. Watson Ranch Vineyard is perched on a steep hillside overlooking the San Pablo Bay at the southernmost end of the Napa Valley. The ranch was named after early Napa attorney, Augustus Watson, who owned the property in the early 1900s. The adjacent property is an abandoned limestone quarry which historically employed over 300 people, mining material to make portland cement used to rebuild San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. — a year ago

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Domaine du Mistral

Visan Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 2018

Colin Ebdon

9.1

Opened up after about 10 minutes. Would drink again. $13.99 — 4 years ago

Domaines André Aubert

Visan Côtes du Rhone Villages Grenache Blend 2022

Jess

9.0

Deep purple color.
Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, cassis, vanilla, floral.
Dry. Flavors of blackcurrant, blackberry, garrigue, violet, vanilla. Medium, velvety tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 7 months ago

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