Ellen Clifford

9.2

This wine is a party animal if like me your version of party is delicious food and drink but also maybe a fun dress and the part is gonna end up being 8 hours long because the music and company you cannot part from. Went to one of those this weekend that also involved a boat but lacked the wine element. Wish I’d had this.
It’s the perfect balance of funfunfun tropical/sweet grapefruit vibes with impressively poised acidity and a bit of salinity bringing the sophistication. Juicy too. Makes you thirsty for more. Party on. — 3 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.4

Missed the boat thinking it was younger than 10 years.
Saline clear in the glass, acid for days, 11% alc helps keep this beauty young. — 6 years ago

Hugh O'Riordan

9.0

Ok, I love Grenache. This wine was delicious even tho I drank it too warm on a sail boat in an Idaho desert reservoir. I was surprised. Great Grenache flavor , sweet tannins and long finish. My friends are beer drinkers so I hogged the wine. — 6 years ago

Josh Claxton

8.9

Primitivo to pound in boat shoes🤙 — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

8.9

Very young release, fresh off the boat. Hopefully this will show some development in bottle in the near term. Right now simply not showing the Lapierre touch. — 8 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.0

Sumptuous and quite full with loads of jammy, deep, dark fruits; like taking a bite out of a juicy plum. The nose reminded me of the fullness and complexity of Caymus Special Selection but on the palate it, of course, was not in the same boat. Definitely more sweet and less complex with little-to-no earth and dust. Delicious, though, regardless of what it made me think of. — 8 years ago

with Krystal

Elizabeth Rice

9.0

From my favorite Washington winery, Long Shadows Vintners. Fresh citrus fruit with a rich core. Almost feels like a Viognier but with healthy acidity. Delicious on a windy cool evening on a hotel boat in Sacramento :) — 9 years ago

Bryan

9.0

Shallow but nice tail — 4 years ago

Wulf Losee

9.5

I thought that I had rated this wine before—If not the 17 vintage some of the previous vintages. But I don’t find this excellent wine under my profile—which is in egregious oversight on my part. I think if I were washed up on the shore of a desert island along with a case of wine this would be the wine I’d choose.
2017 vintage tasted February 2021. This wine is still young, but eminently drinkable. Green briars and young nettles on the nose. Although this might not seem like an attractive description, for me this smells like spring! A hint of Cassis on the front for fruit, and lots of limestony high notes on the middle and back palate. medium tannic body holds everything together. And.a hint of dark chocolate on the back of the palate rocks my boat!

I hesitate to open one of these bottles, because I’m likely to drink the whole damn thing on my own. — 5 years ago

Allan Sapp

9.1

Thin, high alcohol. Really good, almost like a sauv blanc. — 7 years ago

JKT

9.0

Final wine for Danube cruise. Still surprisingly youthful and fresh tasting considering the vintage and age. Dark fruits tobacco earth and firm texture and good length. Good value for Americans on a French River cruise boat in Austria. — 7 years ago

Ted

9.4

Almond, lemon. Tasty for one of the final Friday night boat dinners. — 8 years ago

with Jeni

Winston Jones

Host OrganicWineReview, Assistant Buyer Savvy Cellar Wine Bar

9.2

Bought in Cahors a few weeks ago! A great tasting experience at Cht. Lagrezette. 10 years old and drinking oh so well. The deliciousness factor is off the charts, couple that with earthy qualities and you have yourself a world class wine. Bravo! I could’ve waited another year or two but I have no patience and no cellar on my boat. I’m happy and my steak is happy — 8 years ago

Jessica Hereth

Sommelier/Wine Director Olympic Provisions

9.2

I propose a less serious boat
But don't mistake it for a party of jokes, who are never ahead of, never behind us
Floating in circles there's more to remind them of less — 9 years ago

Carl Gromley

10

Buy a case! — 5 years ago

Mike R

9.7

WOTN - I was impressed - besides always being a crowd pleaser this wine always acts like the postman and always delivers

1 hour decant - was not planning to open but we drank the other bottles like thirsty sailors after 90 days on the boat - color has not changed - the smell has gotten even better - the finish was spot on and the taste was impeccable- remarkable- memorable- a true stunner - blue fruits dancing with black and reds fruits - tobacco cassis sweetness from caramel- tamed but striking how this baby keeps growing - drink now if you want but I will not try again for 5 years or more - this Napa cult classic will last 10 years plus and seems to find a way to get better - bravo — 6 years ago

Gil Krakowsky

9.3

Just a really enjoyable wine that is both hearty and even “ big” but still refreshing.
Clearly some Brett and some effervescent feel like may hint at VA, but I find both to be well integrated and enjoyable. A deep darker-side-of-red fruit profile: red and damson plum, dried red cherry, Black licorice, olive. Has a floral sense to it, and some exotic woody undertones as well earth - like a forest after the rain . A full bodied and almost lush wine that might recall the mouthfeel if a Napa cab, but with much more refreshing a acidity coming through - never the least bit cloying or overwrought. Simply a great wine with a broad food pairing potential. That said, I do wonder if it would taste dramatically different at the source. With zero sulphur amidst a long boat ride, life in distributor warehouses, a wine shop and ultimately my euro cave, whether the original intent is preserved in its entirety. Drinking fantastically but also wondering if peak drinking is 2-3 years ahead. Again, the sulphur thing... — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Killer QPR Burg that coats & stains the palette with boat loads of black cherry. spices & violets with notes of earth, iron, mineral & orange peel. — 7 years ago

Diana Cohen

9.5

Had this wine on the boat to Ibiza .smooth full body with cherry and chocolate notes — 8 years ago

jerod peitsmeyer

9.6

i should have known this wine would go with boat work — 9 years ago