KA

9.5

Ox & Olive DC — 9 days ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Reddish in color with medium intensity.

Nose of ripe cherries, blueberries, plums, currants, light oak, dark chocolates, herbs, light vegetables, earth and black tea.

Medium bodied with medium acidity.

Very dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cherries, light oak, spices, chocolates and peppercorn.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy pomegranates.

This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir from Oregon is very young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Tangy and earthy. Complex and nicely balanced. Feels more like Burgundy in style.

Already drinking nicely, and good right out of the bottle. Gets earthier and spicier as it opens up.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 7 years.

A good food wine too, and paired nicely with Spanish dry salami and crackers.

Pinot Noir grapes were aged in (30% new) French Oak barrels for 16 months. A small production of 3,150 bottles.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$72. — 9 months ago

Steven Beishuizen

8.9

This low-alcohol poundable has a great nose of orange blossom, but the palate is all lime and mineral. I didn't think much of it in the tasting room, but at home while canning jam in our steamy kitchen, theis really hit the spot. I actually quite like it — 5 years ago

with Anita

heather mccloy

8.9

raspberry, underripe blackberry, violet, chocolate, a great food pairing wine 🥖 — 6 years ago

Jean-François Giroux

8.9

Fleurs en arôme, touche de beurre et pêche ...!
2017... 40$ — 7 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.0

Red and black fruits, mineral, fine tannin, med acidity. There’s some nice material here but this felt a bit closed. Will hold my remaining bottle for several years to see where it goes. — 7 years ago

Stanley Lipkin

8.9

Pure fruit, too young — 8 years ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2025 vintage.
54 % Riesling, 37 % Gewurztraminer and 9 % Pinot Gris, Ehrenfelser and Oraniansteiner.
After the devastating winter freeze and loss of 2024 crop in Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, this vintage is a return to all British Columbia fruit. Aromatic and off-dry styled after Alsatian Edelzwicker.
Fresh and bright flavours of white peach, crisp, ripe Golden apples, ginger, lychee and lime.
— 3 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.7

I’ve had both La Muse and La Joie so I was happy to get to try Le Désir. I think I like this cab franc dominated blend the best. The nose is floral with green fresh notes. On the palate it’s rich, full bodied with a luxurious velvety texture. Dark fruit, bell pepper, spices, licorice with powdery tannins that starts to melt into the wine completely. Starting to hit its peak. — 3 years ago

Tom Garland

9.2

Verite: Evolution of a decade taped zoom tasting with:
Pierre Seillan, Head Winemaker
Helena Seillan, Assistant Winemaker
Clare Tooley, Decanter Magazine

Verite La Muse 2008
Verite La Joie 2008
Verite Le Desir 2008
Verite La Muse 2018
Verite La Joie 2018
Verite Le Desir 2018

The zoom tasting needs to be more focused, descriptive, and honest for a better score, but very fun to compare the wines yourselve. — 5 years ago

with Brenda

Kapyrick Wine

10

V11. Outstanding. Soft cedar and eucalyptus nose. Rich blackberry , currant and plum fruit. Smooth, zippy, leather finish. Well balanced. — 6 years ago

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9.7

The 1989 La Conseillante is one of the top performers in Pomerol and arguably now one of the best values. This bottle confirms that exuberance and joie-de-vivre on the nose, displaying the telltale crushed violets in bloom, with precious but controlled red and black fruit underneath. The palate is sumptuous from the start, presenting cashmere tannin and perhaps a little more glycerine in this bottle. The bravura finish leaves you grinning from ear to ear. Stunning, and it will remain on its plateau for many years. Tasted at the 1989 Bordeaux dinner at Hatched in London. (Neal Martin, Vinous, September 2019) — 7 years ago

Henri Lefèvre

9.4

Commencer la nouvelle année avec le feu missionnaire et la joie à partager dans notre mission — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon color, light creamy mousse, tiny bubbles, with aromas of stone and citrus fruits, underlying toasty notes, blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. On the palate flavors of apple and peach with citrus zest, honeysuckle and chalky nuttiness. Lively acidity with good balance, long finish ending with fruit, biscuit and slight chalky notes. — 6 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Reticent. Dormant. Lots of mineral structure and earthy complexity. Youthful colour and aloofness on the palate. This lovely wine, which could use some joie-de-vivre, is full of class. Yet slightly hesitant to show it. — a year ago

ESF

9.0

Nice, not great - stumbled on this in a small out of the way wine store, owner had personal friendship w/Jeff Gordon. Present very dark ruby, semi-opaque w/Old World nose of dusty cherry & rhubarb, musty, earthy, forest floor, some red berried fruit & currants, med bodied, smooth - believe this lost considerable weight over the years, more elegantly styled than sturdy & robust like many Napa cabs. Glad I got this on closeout pricing, pretty solid wine overall. — 4 years ago

Krystal Vento

8.9

Father’s Day fun🥂 — at Four Seasons Houston — 5 years ago

Sonia Ross

9.2

I’ll Falcone. 2017 vintage. Served with tuna tartare. — 7 years ago

Eric L

9.5

Very light and dry, not too fruity. Great Rose — 7 years ago

Michael Flynn

9.0

Pre Thanksgiving dinner. Preferred it to Beau Joie Brut ( 2 To 3 times the price)! — 8 years ago