Randomly opened and wow such an interesting wine. A perfect combo of velvet and iron with earthiness and sweet dark fruit plus savory notes still present with 18 years of bottle age. Saved most and will taste and share with Lun tomorrow. Next day: just as compelling. A complete wine. Wonderful. — 22 days ago
Great base-level CdR from the negociant side of Chave. Floral and high toned fruit on the nose, red fruit and a bit of pepper on the finish. Some good typical spice. Decent finish. Slightly high alcohol. Probably has some upside with aging. — 18 days ago
Smooth Rhône red blend, served cool with tuna, New Year’s Eve at Café Solé, Key West, FL — 17 days ago
Wine 6 of my birthday blind tasting. A good old guigal to finish it up 😊 always a success. I called côtes du Rhône ✌️
The nose was a bit muted at first but then these unmistakable garrigue and black olive notes kicked in. There is blackberry and cherry notes too. The palate shows a good acid drive, some savoury notes along with blackberry, some width, a good tannic wall in the rear that leaves a drying layer over a long rather savoury and salty finish with black olives and blackberry notes. It's as always, a great option. I will have another glass with lunch, roasted duck and veggies will get along quite well with it. — a month ago
Kurt wine — a month ago
Phil Kessling
Mag! Last of 6 that I bought back in 2014 for $15 each. What a steal and has aged so well. 100% Syrah. Dark purple, black plum. blackberry, olive tapenade, med tannins. — 5 days ago