Jay Kline

9.0

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2020 “Aux Lieux-Dits” pours a deep garnet with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of fresh, ripe brambles, garrigue, red flowers, and inorganic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. There is a solid sense of place from this expression. Drink now through 2035. — 5 months ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.0

Cherries, plum, and pepper. Nice S Rhone blend. Drinking beautifully now. J2 fav — 6 months ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

Hazelnut & marzipan with light bubbles. — 8 months ago

with Gillian

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Blend of Grenache (70%), Syrah (20%) and Mourvèdre (10%). Dark ruby color with a garnet meniscus. Aromas of black berry/cherry fruit, purple flowers, leather, garrigue and dried herbs. Flavors of dried blackberry and red and black cherry fruit, tobacco, black pepper, red and black licorice and a bit of smoked meat. Medium-plus body and finish. Plus acidity, nice structure and nicely smoothed out tannins. Well aged and hitting its peak. Appreciate you opening this one, Ron B! — 9 months ago

Tegan Marriott

9.2

These women know how to vinify! The vintage also was great! — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

Nose: closed.

Palate: very nice. Good grip.

31 grapevine — a year ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Very fresh and primary! Gorgeous fruit notes, delicate hints of stems, spices, minerals and garrigue. Medium-bodied and transparent in its presentation, lovely acidity all the way through the palate. Made me think Northern Rhone more than Southern.
Very interesting. — 5 months ago

Peter Prizio

9.0

Great. Had at Pasture in Cardiff Wales — 6 months ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.3

Cool simple bottle and label. A screw-top with class. Color is golden straw. Aromas of lemons and honey. Hint of freshly scrubbed flagstone patios. Flavors are lemon water, honeydew melon and jasmine tea. This is like all the good things in non-buttery Chardonnay mixed with the minerality and zing of Sauv Blanc. It’s fuller, denser and more elegant than most CA Chenin Blanc I’ve had. It’s also a white that seems to age nicely. If I could find it somewhere around here, it would join the short list for go to whites. — 8 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.3

Venturing into Gigondas. Very pretty, with loads of strawberry and red fruit - almost too much fruit. Surprised given 21 was a frosty, cool yr in the Rhone. — a year ago

Ted Holland

9.4

Start to finish luxurious! Bouquet, color, and legs are amazing. Delicious with matured flavors of vanilla, apple, and a hint of pear! Finish is long and velvety. Enjoy!! — a year ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

@Ellen Clifford said it all 9 years ago and this is still going strong! Spicy, soulful, warming on an unseasonably cool spring night — a year ago

K

9.3

Red berries, light-bodied, medium tannin.
Elegant Loire red — a year ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

N: candyish/ dense

P: coiled. Dense but elegant. Precise but amazing cherry fruit. Spice.

Grapevine 31.50 — 5 months ago

Irina Georgieva

9.7

Amazing rich wine, well-balanced, at its prime! — 5 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.4

Full bodied Gigondas, paired alongside lamb ragu. Stood up great to the food. Think the wine could have used another hour decant to really show itself. — 6 months ago

DCH

9.1

A delicious and expressive Gigondas. If you know Gigondas this is a solid one, none of that oj astringency just enjoyable. If you don’t know Gigondas, now you know. — 9 months ago

AEL

9.0

A great Gigondas at this price ($55). Not much tannin, but distinct leathery and earthy notes that distinguish it from the mine run. Good rec from Lower Falls. — a year ago

Phil Kessling

9.1

Excellent — a year ago

Shay A

9.3

One of my bottles from my annual WWC hosting. Part of a Grenache flight (including ‘19 Rotie Cellars “Big G”, ‘19 Saint-Damien Souteyrades Gigondas, ‘18 Andremily Grenache).

80% Grenache/ 20% Mourvèdre

I’m a fan of this Gigondas producer and think the wines exhibit an excellent value. After the first two Grenache wines, we take a dark (profile) turn here. Classical garrigue, dark potpurri, and spiced blackberries aromatically, with some leather and tobacco as well. Dark black fruits dominate the palate surrounded by bitter dark chocolate, black pepper, hint of charcoal and mineral. Concentrated but not sweet. In a delicious window now but benefitted from the air it got…no rush. — a year ago