Alan Weinberg

9.2

very intense. Very vinous. Creamy with old vine density in the fruit. Mostly chardonnay. Finished very long. — 8 months ago

Jack Petras

9.2

This 2021 is nearly perfect and delivers true Burgundian finesse at a fairly affordable price point ( about $40). It’s the real think with fresh stems and underbrush, allspice and terra cotta with a sharp clean red berry fruit. — 10 months ago

Coleen Wheeler

10

Citrusy and delightful. Great summer wine! — 2 years ago

Laith A

9.4

Love this wine from Francoise Peschon (winemaker for VHR, Accendo and Cornell) .. great value that drinks better than wines twice its price!! — 3 years ago

Barberry Garden

9.4

Any day ending with a bottle of this wine is a good day. Consistently gorgeous, intense, sophisticated and delicious wine. Wet leaves, wet cellar, Jerez, chalk, mushrooms, bruised apples, honey and nuts. Perfectly balanced, multilayered and persistent. You wake up with every taste bud remembering the taste.

Disgorged in January 2021
156 months on lees

Tasted on 2023-07-21 — 9 months ago

Brandon Chew

9.2

Robust, spicy, nom — 10 months ago

Byron Fuller

9.5

Poured blind. Nose of cabernet sauvignon. Estate was located in Grignan, ie current CdR orbit (but post-war labeling hilarity / historical reference to classical Kingdom of Burgundy with capital at Arles?). Fascinating, dazzling, unexplainable. Color guesses ran ‘70s (totally clear rim, some super thin hint of browning, but still very pure dark core running almost to the edge before). Great length, but again blind we all called cabernet nose for the minty, cedary character. Body maybe suggested some cinsault, but we were all way off mark served blind. Buy at auction if ever spotted! — 2 years ago

Barberry Garden

9.5

This bottle was tasted blind after a lengthy wine-tasting event. I was given two hints - it's available in Garage (Sabotage), and I haven't tasted it yet. Initially (???), my drunken mind suggested Clandestin. But after Vova asked me about the grape, I was like - shit, it's definitely Pinot Meunier. The wine is expressive, complex, aged (hehe, what an irony) and as delicious as promises of Heaven. It must be Bedel, and Jouvence is (probably) the only bottle I haven't tasted so far. Bingo!

What can I say? It's an incredible wine. Charming notes of mushrooms and wet cellar interleaved with honey, brioche, nuts, Jerez and honeysuckle. Intense, saline, perfectly balanced and prolonged. What else do you need? Authentic elixir of youth (c).

Disgorged in January 2020
72 months on lees

Tasted on 2023-07-04 — 9 months ago

Billy L.

9.8

PNP, 3 years later checking back in on Francoise Peschon-Winemaker 2016 VHR Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. Bruce Phillips- Owner & good guy! The wine is Smokin’ great! In a great spot today! Enjoy if you got em’ Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻 — a year ago

Владимир Иванов

9.0

Тело плотное, аромат насыщенные и длинное послевкусие. Отлично отработанный блокбастер из погреба, но платить 20000 за такое не стоит, только в подарок. — 2 years ago