Jeremiah Diaz

9.0

The first of 3 bottles from a tasting gifted to Nellie. Medium ruby in color; cherries, cedar, and tabacco on the nose; high acidity; high tannins; tastes like eucalyptus, red currants, and red plums with a long finish. It needed to breath for about 30 minutes. I bet it would be great with a little more age as well. Nellie likes it. I do too. — a year ago

with Nellie

Peter Coulthard

9.2

Calais Wine Superstore. Excellent non-Champagne French sparkling wine. — 2 years ago

Henry

9.2

Nice - got it in Calais. Good smell — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

If tasting this blind next to a Calais Cuvee du Canton, you would think it was two different vintages of the same wine. Similar to the Calais, this has a nose of roasted fig and plum. Opens with a black fruit, fig, and spice cake note. Plum comes in to play towards the fimish and almost a blood orange type of citrus comes in as well. Finishes with some acidity but overall I'd say this is where the Calais actually exerts a little bit of dominance. Overall, a very nice wine. Still think it has a few years to develop. Wanted badly to rate it 9.3, but it just wasn't there. — 8 years ago

Jennifer Taylor

10

This is outstanding. The best wine I’ve had from the Calais Winery yet. WINNER. — 8 years ago

Edward Coxhead

9.0

Majestic Calais — 8 years ago

Mike Howdeshell

9.8

Great white wine. Aged in oak so pairs well with flank steak. — 8 years ago

Jennifer Taylor

10

This 2015 Botrytis Texan chenin blanc is chefs kiss on NYE! ❤️ — a year ago

Peter Coulthard

9.0

Calais Wine Superstore. Very pleasant at the price. — 2 years ago

Joshua Figg

9.3

Nose is incredible. Jammy, oaky. Very nice. — 3 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

@Delectable Wine this is the 2017 Calais Rocher Sauvignon Blanc.... New release that is not in the computer...

This wine poured a little bit heavy into the glass. The nose of peaches and white chocolate with chamomile. The entry is rather viscous upfront. Has a very soft and round profile, but then really gets edgy and leans out to the finish showing excellent acidity. The oak barrel aging definitely shows in the front and middle. The structure on this is quite good. This white wine will go with a huge number of dishes given its profile, and an immediate acquisition for the cellar. — 7 years ago

Stephen Pierron

9.3

Outstanding Texas Merlot! When your wife is traveling and you can't open a bottle without her...... Helloooo Coravin! 😂

Delicious Merlot from the Texas High Plains AVA (yes Texas 🇨🇱 has an AVA!) and made by Calais Winery. Owner and Winemaker, Ben, is a mad French scientist when it comes to Texas grapes.

Notes of anise/licorice, rosewater, plum, blueberry, blackberries, and toast.

Aged 22 months in French oak barrels.

@Mark Flesher and @Shay A you both have got me hooked on these Texas Wines! Thank you!! 😀🍷👍 — 8 years ago

Jennifer Taylor

9.5

The finish on this wine is smoke and caramel. Terrific with a nice steak or a rich chocolate dessert. — 9 years ago

Peter Coulthard

9.4

Calais Wine Superstore. 67% Merlot, 33% Cab Sav. Very enjoyable drinking - smooth with real flavour and profile. Delightful. — 2 years ago

Tal Clark

9.0

Our favorite red from Texas. — 2 years ago

with Janie

Jennifer Taylor

9.3

This was outstanding with thick bone in grilled pork chops. Dark cherry smoke finish. — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

Rosé swap this past week. One of these for a bottle of Kuhlmanation Rosé. I was certainly hesitant. But dang, glad I did. This wine had my attention from the start. Poured a salmon color. Nose of strawberry, kiwi and mango. Palate more peach and mango. Acidity is there, but not too crisp and sharp. More rounded with food and a little more edgy without. Some dried herbs and wildflowers in the middle. Finishes with a subtle bit of grit. Delicious. Reminds me of Calais Rose of Cinsault with lots of delicious parallels. — 7 years ago

Matt Trader

9.3

Completely blown away by this Texas Malbec. Blind tasted, guessed Barbera from Napa, or Old world Zin... it was elegant, herbaceous in a great way, and minty - drank like an aged Cahours almost. Wow. — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Floral bouquet and very young raspberry and black cherry immediately hit you after pouring this one into the glass. Immediately you know that you have committed infanticide. As you are contemplating what to do, you are Sinister hand pours a glass of this for you to get a nice with this one on a more personal level. Boysenberry, black fruit, a little bit gamey. Yet, a little bit youthful and floral. What the hell is going on here!? The Sinister hand forces this one to your mouth, to enjoy an immense pallet of black cherry, wild berry pie. The middle of this one dries to a dehydrated red fruit character. Finishes long, with the perfect pairing being leftover Halloween candy from your 4 year old who already forgot she went trick-or-treating this year. So good on so many levels, and this one is still insanely tannic. I give it another 10 or 15 years easily. I would say this is the most immense wine in the Calais lineup other than the Gravitas. Still drank insanely well. — 8 years ago

Mike Howdeshell

9.5

Wonderful finish. Pair with strong red meat or beef stew. — 8 years ago