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. — 4 months 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

Anh Tram

9.0

Love this wine. Mild Bordeaux, a lot easier to drink than your typical Bordeaux. Light,oaky, finish not long , slightly tannic — 6 years ago

Michael Mallon

8.9

Black cherries, currants, green pepper, veg notes and leather. Good, but tight and closed; needs more time to age. — 7 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. — 3 months ago

Rhonely Boy

9.0

The second label of Grand Enclos du Château de Cérons. 60% Semillon, 30% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% Sauvignon Gris.

Nicely balanced, gentle and pretty, fresh lemony and herbacious notes, rounded by honey notes and a touch of wax. — 5 years ago

Jason Brater

8.9

Garnet in color. Light at first and building to a smooth mouthfeel and then a wash of tannins. Red fruits and currants. A touch of pepper at the end. — 7 years ago

with Heather

Stuart Scheff

9.2

This one never lets me down. — 3 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

with Jess

Andrew Lohse

8.9

Standard issue. Appel, pear, cream, white flower / round and med+ bodies with baked fruit, light spice / clean finish with some residual minerality — 6 years ago