Chris Albin

Winemaker, Azari Vineyards Winemaker, Corskcrew Wines

9.1

Beautifully fruity and funky — 2 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

Good aroma. Fruity. Concentrated. Sweet and spicy. Better to wait for more years. CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE COLLECTION TAILLEVENT 20, @110, Enoteca - Barbacoa, 241109-241225 — 2 years ago

Real Staten

9.0

Very good. Spicey/peppery. — 4 years ago

Erik Rini

9.2

Excellent Cotes du Rhône with good depth. Owned by the makers of Domaine de Janasse so you can’t go wrong. Incredible value! — 6 years ago

Brandon S

8.9

Bold red.
Small window of perfect aeration, but great drinkability.
Balanced tannins after decanting. — 7 years ago

Greg Gratson

9.2

Nice viognier from bottle king — 7 years ago

Matt

9.2

Very traditional and full of character. Great contrast to the Janasse and CNDP I've had lately. Lots of WC influence, old large oak. Earthy, rustic, still elegant. A core of fruit that is the backdrop for a melange of garrigue herbs, flowers, spices, and savoriness. Smoke, baked rock, and peppercorns throughout. A more cerebral expression of CNDP. — 9 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2020 vintage. 5.10.26. — 2 months ago

Amit Srivastava

9.3

Easy to drink, medium bodied , good structure — 2 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

Excellent — 5 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

8.9

Juicy, plump, soft and youthful.
Forestfruit, cherries, touch of garrigue.
Only 40% Grenache, which is a good thing.
Very nice for a daily drinker. — 6 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Wine Advocate BYOB Napa dinner...must be a Robert Parker +93 point wine....I brought the Quilceda Creek 99 point magnum and a Marcassin 2012....97 pt pinot. Wines I had at dinner:

2012 screaming eagle
2014 penfolds grange
2012 bevan wildfoote vineyard vixen block
2010 domaine de la Janasse chatauneuf du pape in magnum
2007 corton charlemagne grand cru magnum
2010 modus operandi collection..aged in some of the rarest French oak per owner who sat next to me.
2008 kapcsandy family cab
2005 Qupe bien nacido X block syrah in magnum
2001 quilceda creek cab..another aficionado was pouring the 01!!
More to come as my brain cells recover... — 7 years ago

with Brenda

Isaac Pirolo

9.6

Do yourself a favor and follow Esther Mobley on Twitter. She’s the Wine, Beer & Spirits writer for the San Francisco Chronicle and her reporting on the wine country fires is extraordinary... “1880s vines at Old Hill Ranch in Sonoma Valley. Gone” (photo credit to her also).
I had to open the 2015 Bedrock Pagani Ranch Heritage from Morgan Twain-Peterson MW (pictured right) which is also from 1880s vines and just a few miles north of the Old Hill Ranch along Sonoma Highway. It had me immediately saying prayers that the Pagani Ranch would be spared — it’s stunningly pure and absolutely glorious... think choirs of angels. As if a top Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer, like Janasse or Clos Saint Jean, traded their 100+ year old Grenache for 100+ year old Zinfandel. Giant, but radiant red fruit that has a kirsch and violet edge to it. Add in some dense blackberry to a base of rich minerality and this soars into a cloud of herbs and spices including Herbes de Provence, adding baking spice, licorice, and wildflowers along the way, with some secondary cured meat and cracked pepper which gives this the depth and complexity it deserves. Beautiful. — 9 years ago

Todd Scurci

9.3

#châteauneufdupape #cafecarmellini — 2 years ago

with Annie

Gail Thompson

9.0

Had this with Tania, then bought bottle for home. Liked it better at restaurant, but also had right after a Côte Rôtie, which probably affected impression. — 4 years ago

S.R.Alexander

9.2

Love a good halfie! Revised up from a 9.0. Showing so much more earthiness and class than the last flamboyant Janasse or Julienne I had. — 6 years ago

Gor

9.1

Candied walnut, vanilla custard, burned orange peel. Beautiful acidity but different from burgundy white. A bit heavier upfront but ends with a medium plus finish. — 6 years ago

Jarred Abel

9.9

Simply fantastic Rhone blend!! Very floral on the nose with a beautiful red licorice kick on the palate... — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Tasted next to the Janasse VV from the same vintage. The Charvin was more red fruited and more tightly wound; unwilling to show all of its cards at the moment but there is undoubtedly a lot of character. Fiercely tannic. This has a bright future. — 8 years ago

Matt

9.2

Pure and concentrated. Loads of red fruit, black rocks, sweet herbs, lavender. Very pretty wine that expresses a deep profile. Great intro to the Janasse style. Appears to be broadening out and integrating well and would be beautiful to revisit in a few couple years. — 9 years ago