Marc Ouellette

9.2

A garnet hue with a ring of ruby red catches your eye at first glance. Lots of red raspberries and black berries followed by dark chocolate, black pepper, oak and prolific earth. Great structure with lively acidity, balanced tannins leaving a zingy finish of black currants and a peppery bite. — 19 days ago

Tom Eriksen

9.7

Chainsaw tannins! Smoky! Dense. DIFFERENT! I love it — 3 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Really great. 1st and 2nd pick apparently. Very NZSB. — 8 months ago

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9.4

The 2003 Lafite-Rothschild has an attractive perfumed bouquet with touches of camphor infusing the blackberry and bilberry fruit. There is a mahogany bureau hint. The palate is medium-bodied with a spicy opening. The sharp acidity slightly jars against the sweet candied black fruit, with blood orange and white pepper toward the mocha-tinged finish. It's missing a bit of sustain on the aftertaste, hence my more parsimonious score. It does cohere in the glass, so decanting will help. Tasted at the Académie du Vin dinner from ex-château magnum. (Neal Martin, Vinous, August 2023)
— 8 months ago

Julia Indik

9.0

A Syrah that is not a typical Syrah- cherries, apples, plums with pepper alongside bright acidic tones that carry to the end. — 6 days ago

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Jeff Thompson

8.9

2019 vintage with Debbie and Jazz Nov 3, 2023 — 5 months ago

Kevin Arndt

Specialist Grand Vin Colorado

9.4

Pretty stellar. One of the best Rhone whites I have had in a very long time. — 6 months ago

Ivor

9.1

Thick, powerful and intense but a bit too stewed and alcoholic for me. You can sense the complexity and depth but just not in balance. — 18 days ago

Al Val

10

Roasted apple, potato — a month ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Really great value in a straightforward, honest, balanced Grenache. It’s grown within the Faugeres appellation but can’t claim the AOC apparently because it’s from deep sandy soils and not schist. No matter! Rayas grows Grenache in sand so there’s great precedent! Nose shows sappy kirsch-y fruit, lots of savory, mineral notes, and a touch of vanilla and spice. Soft and light-footed in the mouth. Quite dry, savory, and saline. Very soft tannin. Alcohol is relatively low at a stated 13.5. Drinking well now, it will certainly last a year or two longer, though I don’t think it will improve. I love wines like this. So food flexible. — 6 months ago