Doug Powers

9.2

Old-vine Clairette, from a Lirac vineyard planted in 1870, loads of minerality and wild herbs, faint flinty aromatic note that carries into the palate, excellent acidity and length, wonderful southern Rhône blanc!! — 6 days ago

with Jim

Doug Powers

8.9

Lovely Tavel-style Rose, medium-rich, nice acid and balance, medium-long finish, very good!! — a year ago

with Jim

Doug Powers

9.3

Red and black fruit aromas and flavors, great balance and depth, long, lingering finish, another outstanding 2010 southern Rhône!! — a year ago

with Jim

Doug Powers

9.0

Similar cepage to the 2020, but higher acidity makes it fresher and better balanced, lovely balance, medium-long finish, very good!! — 12 days ago

with Monique and Jim

Doug Powers

9.1

Lovely dark fruit aromas and flavors, made with ALL the permissible grapes (10 red, 5 white) in the southern Rhône, rich and nicely balanced, medium-long finish, really fine Côtes du Rhône!! — 8 months ago

with Jim

steph s

8.9

The nose threw me off initially... like cheap perfume... but it's actually a great mellow white... and the nose improves — a year ago

Peter Coulthard

9.0

Far better than the 2014. Solid fruitiness to it, slight hints of leather, Oak and tobacco. Very enjoyable. — 5 years ago

Karen Tripson

9.0

Great drinker! — 11 days ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Rich and ripe red cherry aromas and flavors, firm yet ripe tannic structure, very nice length, this has improved — a lot — since my last bottle, medium-long finish, very fine Lirac!! — 3 months ago

with Jim

Paul T HB

9.4

This was even better on day 2 Notes from K&L, 88-acre estate, Château de Montfaucon sits just across the Rhône River from the esteemed vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It is owned and operated by Rodolphe de Pins, a UC Davis graduate and former member of the winemaking staff at Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. Over the years, Château de Montfaucon has developed a HUGE following among both our staff and customers.The vines for the Mme la Comtesse vineyard were planted in the 1870s (that's not a typo). These old gnarly vines with their highly restricted yields produce some of the richest most concentrated Clairette in the entire Rhône Valley. Planted on a mix of sand, clay and pudding stones, this wine is the essence of sleek minerality. A touch of barrel fermentation adds volume and structure. The flavors resonate with ripe stone fruit flavors and white flowers, a touch of fennel pollen rounds out the finish. This reminds us of Château de Beaucastel's Châteauneuf Vieilles Vignes Blanc which sells for well over $100 a bottle. This is just as limited and just as cool for under $50. — a year ago