Les Vignes De L'eglise
Domaine de la Pépière
Clos des Briords Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Muscadet Sèvre & Maine Sur Lie Melon de Bourgogne 2020
Oyster shells. Terrific minerality. Went great with Ceviche. — 4 days ago
Vincent Girardin
Les Vieilles Vignes Puligny-Montrachet Chardonnay 2020
Lived up to all expectations. Beautiful balance, nose and structure. Crisp stone fruits, slight mineral, hint of pineapple at end. Love it — 2 months ago
Daniel Bouland
Vieilles Vignes Corcelette Morgon Gamay 2022
Next to delys. More acidity., more elegance more life. — a month ago
Château de Beaucastel
Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Roussanne 2009
Vegetal, but with dark fruit like blackberries, and red fruit like cherries. Tannins are smooth, unobtrusive but muscular. — a month ago
Guy Breton
Vieilles Vignes Morgon Gamay 2009
Wine has aged well (2009 vintage). Smooth notes and smooth with bold flavors of cranberry. — a month ago
Will Stanley
It’s been a few years since I opened one of these, a perennial ‘cellar defender’ to open on a whim when duty calls. Sadly, this is my last – but my word, I must buy more! This was absolutely sensational, a wine that punches well above its weight and provides the sort of value only a select few wines in the northern Rhône can muster up.
A doppelgänger for rock-solid Cornas, and inky purple in colour, the nose is effusive with dark cherry, blackcurrant, kirsch, smoked bacon, iron and sweet balsamic – all of it fresh, and no trace of alcohol at 13.5% from a hot vintage. The palate is sappy, vibrant, detailed and harmonious with quite good concentration and a sneaky long finish.
I would love to see this thrown into a blind tasting with wines four times its price. At six years of age, this is on fabulous form now and may improve with further time in the cellar.
93 points – but 100 for value!
— 8 days ago