Severn Goodwin

9.0

Spontaneous pull for dinner, needing something to hold up to rigatoni with sweet and spicy Italian sausage in homemade red sauce and a hit of medium dry Madeira (Broadbent), this is working just fine. 👍

Nose of a tannic raspberry, fresh cherry, some alcohol lingers and should eventually blow off.

Palate has generous raspberry, spiced/ripe cherry, green pepper, cocoa powder, cedar box and small amount of forest floor.

Great QPR with the price of admission at only $13.50. Good wine isn't always expensive. — 24 days ago

Jim McCusker

9.6

Absolutely brilliant wine. Have NO IDEA what the 9.1 pro ratings were drinking, because this is awesome. Beautiful fruit initially, giving way to complex earthy components as it opened up. Easily one of thr best red burgundies I’ve had in a long time. Brilliant. — 10 days ago

with David

Iwan

9.0

On the nose a slight - but beautiful barnyard funkiness, on the palate cherries and a little cherry cola. — 16 days ago

MaJ CappS

8.9

Tart cherry lingers in the nose.

A touch of citrus, mingling with blueberry applesauce pie, jolly rancher blue, goose berry.
Light tannins with a strong, acidic backbone, much like a candidate running for an office..
— 14 days ago

Dawn Emory

9.3

We are testing this between two glasses! I prefer the Jamesse by far (although the shape is there on this glass....I am not convinced it is truly Crystal).

As for this Bubbly..I have waited months for its arrivaI and I am so thrilled!! This is a glass of total refinement..tangerine..cotton candy..minerals...red berries..Brioche...just super delicious!! I was able to acquire two bottles of this...will let the next one age several years!!

I am accompanying this with Vivaldi...(my Son's nickname while he was in QC Youth Symphony) — 7 days ago

Chris England

9.3

A smokey pig parp 💨 in a blackberry & vanilla cheesecake washed down with a cherry cola 😁 This is the 2nd wine of La Chapelle @ £60 / €71 👍 Their 1st in 11 is wow I reviewed a few days ago 😉

📍 Paul Jaboulet Aine La Petite Chapelle 2011

🏵 93 points

🍇 100% Syrah

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Peppered creamy dark cherry, soft smokey oak, blackberry & cured bacon w/ touch of earth, cola, dried purple flower, vanilla & leather

👄 Med body of silky smooth blackberry, dark cherry & olive tapenade w/ a red liquorice & cocoa tickle

🎯 Med+ blackberry, olive, cherry, earthy silky 🐷 touch dry piggy red liquorice cocoa kissy
— 7 days ago

Liam James

8.9

Really enjoyed this! Straight forward uncomplicated, fruit driven, food friendly light Riesling. Some nice varietal notes of peach and apricot and great value. — 3 days ago

Shay A

9.5

WNH event number 3...new world Pinot. Such a treat to experience the many different variations of Pinot!

Another surprise of the night for me. I’ve only had their Syrahs before. Lots of crushed potpourri and underripe red fruit on the nose with a darker palate of violets, black cherry and plum. I need to get some of these. Awesome bottle, @Bill Bender . — 11 days ago

with Mike, David and 5 others

Shay A

9.4

WNH event number 3...new world Pinot. Such a treat to experience the many different variations of Pinot!

Large and in charge! Big fruit medley of red and black fruit on the nose, with some cedar, and roasted black cherries. Thought this would be flabbier on the palate but the acidity was great. Thanks @Shawn R — 11 days ago

with Mike, David and 5 others

Chris England

9.7

Super smooooooth creamy silky velvet Hermitage @ £85 to £120 which we prefer younger 😍 Makes me feel like putting on a piggy mask, some silk pyjamas & rolling around in the mud oinking with Jaboulet happiness 🐷

📍 Paul Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle 2011

🏵 97 points & will improve 😍

🍇 100% Syrah

🍷 Deep opaque ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Cloves, thyme & other spiced herbs, olive tapenade, wet earth & blackberry w/ touch of liquorice, cherry, oak, tar, dried piggy meats, mint & cracked minerals - a full on oinktastic snouty tease 🐽

👄 Med+ body of incredibly super smooth rich creamy chewy concentrated blackberry jam & dark earthy chomping thick cherry w/ dollop of blackcurrant liquorice silky sauce, a lashing of olive tapenade, cocoa cream & mineral sprinkles

🎯 Long ripe dark fruit gooey gloop & dark olive pure silky velvet cocoa creamed earthy mineral raspberry infused mouth coating licking linger purple piggy squeal 😍 — 11 days ago