Kyle Elliott

9.0

Delicious, raspberry, cranberry, pepper. Young tasting and fruity with Dusty tanins. It is a very food friendly wine that could probably age another 5 years — 15 days ago

Doug Powers

8.9

Honeyed, white stonefruits, floral, solid acidity, good balance, lively and still pretty crisp, lingering finish, but not one to hold, ready to drink. — 4 months ago

with Jim

Doug Powers

9.3

This 2017 Lirac is 99% Clairette (and 1% Grenache Blanc) from an old head-pruned vineyard with 125-year-old vines which always produces such an unique white wine, some of the previous vintages have seemed to develop rather quickly, but this well-balanced beauty is still going strong at age 9, long, lingering finish, Rudi nailed this vintage, lovely!! — 8 months ago

with Jim

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2020 | dark fruit, smell of a stable, good concentration, serious glass of wine. 2*day cherries and chocolate — a year ago

Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

8.9

Vintage 2016 — 7 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.3

Excellent value. Just a like a CdP but fraction of the cost. 50/50 grenache and syrah. — 8 years ago

Sara Hightower Sánchez

10

gentle acidity, almost a dried mango flavor to it — 3 hours ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Quite dark color, nearly opaque, still quite amazing for a 16-year-old CdRV (Lirac), great redfruits and darkfruits, I cannot forecast how long this bottling will last (you can see the cepage in the picture), but the l’Astrolabe bottling (100% Syrah) has already shown it’s easy longevity. Biodynamic, the late Philippe Cambie and Philippe Faure-Brac (2022, Best Sommelier in the World, consulted on this wine. — 4 months ago

with Jim

Ted

9.1

Loved it. Strawberry twizzlers. — 9 months ago

with Jeni

Donald Williams

9.3

Nice GSM style. — 10 months ago

with Bonnie

Matthew Robinson

8.9

Already decent, probably needs a few years — 5 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

Weighty, acidic, a bit spicy. Better with food. — 7 years ago

J Levenson

9.2

A perfect sushi wine. $28 as a SommSelect choice. 2nd time around. Can’t be beat for the price. Decant 30 minutes. — 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2024 vintage. Upper $30’s USD a bottle resto cost. Such a nice change as this was a crowd pleaser and covers a lot of food matchup/simple drinking pleasure bases. 8.26.26. — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Reddish in color with medium intensity.

Red fruits on the nose and medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate, well balanced and complex.

Showing raspberries, strawberries, plums, red currants, earth, light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates, light tobacco leaf and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a delicious Grenache from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Fresh tasting and already drinking beautifully, even though it is very young. Elegant and nicely balanced. Complex and engaging.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years. Showing good potential to become a 94+ point wine.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

A blend of 86% Grenache from old vines with 7% Syrah and 7% Mourvèdre. Aged in large French oak barrels.

15.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$60. — 4 months ago

Dave

9.2

Friday night! Meatballs, vodka sauce, CDP, and Radiohead turned up loud! — 9 months ago

Richars Cobb

9.7

2019. Very nice. Smooth. Another Cotes Du Rhône! I his is one that my wife liked! — 5 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.1

Jan 5, 2021. W/Caitlin. Purchased 1/2016. Dark fruit (blackberry, blueberry), earthy. Slightly short finish, but that didn’t diminish enjoyment of this wine. — 6 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.4

Wow! So much better value than some CdP.
Plum, cassis, licorice, leather, and earth. Decanted for 30 minutes. This is just entering its drinking window so no rush... — 8 years ago

Keith Lite

9.1

Wine # 2 in tonight’s tasting pretty and granache — 8 years ago