Mike Lev

9.1

Everything a red from the south of France should be: tight and plush, med+ body, red and black fruit, cassis, wet stones. Total throw back. Lovely. — 3 months ago

Stuart Scheff

9.2

This one never lets me down. — 3 years ago

Johanna Peterson

9.1

Nice long legs! Dry farming wine. Moderate tannins with a good kick of earthy flavor. Notes of veggies and fermented grass. Would buy again, very memorable. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Clos Payrol was once a small side project of Philippe Baillarguet from Chateau Ausone made from a tiny vineyard located on the plateau next to the church. Next to nothing is made, maybe 100 cases a year which makes it even smaller than Le Pin. The 2010 pours a deep ruby/purple with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with heady notes of ripe black plums, purple flowers, tobacco, leather, mushrooms, and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose with the added note of Flintstones vitamins on the medium+ finish. A lovely Pomerol that’s drinking very well at this stage and should continue to gain secondary character, drinking well through 2035. It should be noted, Vinobles K took over Clos Payrol in 2015 and it’s now known Enclos Payrol. Production remains also small that they don’t even bother marketing it. — 2 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.1

This Lalande de Pomerol is made by the Bielle family at Domaine de Viaud, not to be confounded with Chinese-owned Château de Viaud. Brut(es) is a 100% Merlot wine, vinified in amphoras only. Organic farming and no additives except 20 mg/l of sulfites which makes it officially fit in the new "natural wine" category. It's a delicious fruit bomb. Blackberry fields forever. Ripe tannin, juicy and intense. Good length too. No vintage mentioned on the label, lot number says L19L1, I suppose it means 2019 vintage. Abv. 135%. — 4 years ago

Dimes

8.9

Bordeaux boy :) — 5 years ago

Chris Sowick

8.9

Garagiste Selection. $19.76. Smooth tannins. Chocolate tones. — a year ago

Kenneth Kramme

9.0

Nice raspberry and cherry notes with cola and smooth oak notes. — 2 years ago

Yann Vin Le Breton

9.0

Nice red ruby color, dried prune, black pepper, dried tomatoes, very smooth attack, then structured and a very fresh finish. Great balance. Top Mourvèdre ! — 4 years ago

William Paley

9.5

Zoom. 24 hrs open (chilled) and hitting gorgeous apricot notes, honeysuckle blossom, and a little canned peach nectar, a champagne-like aftermath - brioche! from where? - then acidic mouthwatering waterfall of a finish. perfect quarantine companion - so long as you have nothing much else to do! — 5 years ago

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