Ely Cohn

9.2

The Dr. Pepper to shake up my Cola habit. Condrieu is something different - thick, waxy texture, concentrated like mercury. Yellow canned peaches in syrup, apricot jam, starfruit, honey, and the most awesome orange liquor.

Condrieu or Cointreau? — 13 days ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.7

Very powerful nose and very long finish with peppery aftertaste. This will evolve beautifully but drinks great now. Very balanced despite maximum extraction. — 8 days ago

Joe Weinberger

9.1

Served blind. Called Rhône white, mostly Marsanne or Roussane so I wasn’t too far off. Impressive body, slightly hot on the finish. Lots of tropical fruits with a slight oily texture that I found very enjoyable. — 6 days ago

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.5

Still drinking well- I think this has hit its plateau; deep dark color with wonderful notes of Olive tapenade, blackberry and great acidity on the finish. — 6 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Great vintage for this wine that needed an hour of air to open & show black cherry, berry fruit, bacon fat, graphite, mineral, licorice, spice box, tobacco notes & violets. — 2 days ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Delicious rich fruit with that lift of viognier. Great purity and intensity and length. Really great stuff — 3 days ago

with David

Aravind A

9.6

Pop and pour yesterday, at which point it was absolutely stunning. Notes from 24 hrs open. On the nose: soft cola, olive brine, wet stone, a touch of game, cool sandalwood. Absolutely spectacular aromatics. On the palate: fantastic acidity, tomato leaf, olive, black raspberry, lovely density with very finely grained tannin on the juicy finish. This is spectacular. — 21 days ago

Kirsten Spalding

9.4

Tart, dried blackberry fruit leather, earthy breeze smell on the nose (I don’t know what that means either, but that’s the first words to come to mind). Blackberry bramble, silk, and pepper. Some iron, but it’s soften over the years. This is a Belgian Sheepdog wine. Dark, bold, elegant, eager to please any Syrah fan. I want to go for a long hike through the woods, picking wild blackberries with this dog. Then we go home and share leg of lamb, rub the dogs silky ears, and drink this (just me. Don’t give alcohol to dogs). — 18 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Pure & clean notes that had an elegant & silky texture on the palate showing dark cherry, berry fruit, graphite, spice, mineral & violet. — 16 days ago

Raj Harb

9.6

A strong, classic showing. Very fine — 21 hours ago