Les Domaines Paul Mas

Reserve Saint Hilaire Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Abigail McDonald

9.2

light bodied, berry, oaky, red fruit, would drink again — 2 months ago

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Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup

Tour de Pierres Coteaux du Languedoc Pic St. Loup Grenache Blend 2021

Daniel M

8.9

I hadn't had this wine in a couple of vintages and I always have had a sweet spot for it. It's a bit more austere and serious than previous vintages I tasted, and a bit more complex too.
Licorice, blackberry, leather, a touch of mint, some Cola notes and some heat... Wow it's a serious nose, a lot let's playful and fruitful than in my memories. The palate shows a great acid drive, some serious grip, some width, some matter on the edges, a nice blackberry note through and through, along with, again, these Cola notes that I usually associate with natural gamays from the Beaujolais region, some grippy tannins kick off in the rear, powering a long, fruity, grippy finish that lasts for a very long time. These tannins tend to make the wine a bit more austere and complex but the Cola notes remind you it's an organic, natural wine style too. I like it very much. And this is the entry level cuvée of this Domaine! — 5 months ago

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Château Tour du Cauze

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Nagib Nasr

9.0

Little lighter body than I expected but quite pleasant… — 8 months ago

Domaine de la Tour du Bon

Cuvée Saint Ferréol Bandol Mourvedre 2019

Daniel veit

9.0

Classic beauty. — 4 months ago

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de Saint Pierre Cornas Syrah 2019

Noah Chasin

9.0

The rest of the bottles wait for a few years. — 4 months ago

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Domaine Tour Saint-Michel

Feminessence Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2017

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

2017 vintage. @ Mister A’s Restaurant, San Diego-Les Caves de St. Charles CDP dinner. Initially, an absolute ballbuster. Massive tannins with a modicum of velveteen fruit at the end of a long tunnel. After two hours? Surprise! Change partners and the nearsome, fearsome tanninfest coalesced into the velveteen fruitfest. Remarkable concentration, tho, from start to finish over the course of the dinner. Best newer-vintage CDP, out of roughly 200, that I’ve had in the last two years. Just a remarkable chameleon. Supposedly 50/50 Grenache/Syrah. Worth the hunt. 11.16.23. — 5 months ago

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