Philip Patston

9.2

Superb with Lamb at Easter. — 20 days ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.1

I love this wine. Whole cluster fermentation and 8 months in concrete. Clean, balanced, pairs beautifully with anything grilled or red sauces. — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Over the last 10 years or so, I’ve sort of avoided the wines from Priorat. Not for any ideological reasons, more so I simply found the wines too often over the top for my palate. However, after years of skipping offers, I bit the bullet a couple years ago and swooped up a couple bottles of Laurel which is a wine made by Clos i Terrasses (most famously known for Clos Erasmus). I’m so glad I did. What I discovered was a wine of tremendous character and beauty.

The 2019 version of this wine is no different. It pours an almost magenta red ruby with a translucent core and moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, raspberries, plums, purple flowers, dried herbs, organic soil, limestone. There’s abundant fruit but it comes across super fresh, not jammy. There is also the faintest whiff of pyrazines. On the palate, the wine is dry, medium bodied and confirming the complex fruit set and non-fruit characteristics. Medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Such a fresh, youthful and gorgeous wine. For those that are wondering, Laurel is aged in a combination of neutral oak, concrete egg and amphora. — 2 years ago

Garen Staglin

9.3

Elegant and lighter style. All concrete fermentation. — 2 months ago

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9.4

A blend of 82% Grenache, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Syrah and equal proportions of Vaccarèse and Counoise, the 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape spent 21 months in concrete vats. The result is a vibrant red wine, bursting with precise aromas of ripe red fruits, blackberry, licorice as well as hints of dried thyme and lavender. Full-bodied, rich and layered, it is flawlessly balanced by fresh acidity and ends with good persistence on the savory finish. (Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous, June 2023) — 10 months ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Natural style, nice funk, reasonable 14% ABV, Alice Feiring club selection. FYI the côt varietal is Malbec … name comes from Cahors in SW France where it originated — 2 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Always so good! Electric! — 4 months ago

Michelle Berryman

9.1

Robust and fruity. This is a bold Malbec. — 7 months ago

Paul J

9.4

PnP. Dark red color. Classic Tempier Bandol! Cow shut, earth, smoke, and wood. Medium depth and full of character. Medium plus finish. Always a fav! — a year ago

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Ron R

9.6

Not even surprised. Rick went to his cellar and slapped his you know what on the table. This is a beautiful example of Bdx.
Cow dung nose gives way to a sweet, textured palate. Tannins are close to be resolved, but zero tertiary notes. Great acid structure completes an excellent presentation from a lack luster vintage - boys w/end in Pittsburgh. — 3 years ago

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