Lyn Farmer

9.3

Deep Ruby color with intense black fruit aromas of cassis, black cherry, blackberry, violet, vanilla, cedar and crushed stone minerality. Light eucalyptus, forest floor, cigar box and graphite. Well balanced tannin and acidity though the wine feels a bit over-extracted. Delicious but a little heavy. Lots of room for development. — 17 days ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.0

A nice premier cru that is dark red with some transparency. Cherry and cranberry on the palate. February 2026. — 5 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.6

Wow! A rock star wine with many years left. Lots of dark cherry, berry fruit, meat, earth, mineral, savory spices, leather, floral & tobacco — 5 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.3

Earthy, cherry taste and both a bit bold and quite elegant. Time continues to serve this juice well — 9 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Medium Ruby with red fruit and floral aromas, from 40-year old vines, aged in concrete tanks for 9 months. On the palate flavors of red plum, cherry, rose petals and earthy mint. Vivid acidity, medium fine tannins, dry with a medium+ finish. Very good, bottle age will benefit! Organic. — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.6

Had this at a tasting and bought several bottles, aged well, just opened last one. Aged for about 12 months in French oak barrels (15% new). Ruby, brown edges, with aromas of red and black stewed fruits and complex spice. On the palate, flavors of layered fruit, ripe black cherry and raspberry with cedar, tobacco, herbs and nutty notes. Full soft tannins, balanced acidity, long ending with fruit and earthy character. Outstanding! Worth the wait! — 4 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.1

Rain-soaked forest floor, tart red fruit (cherry, cranberry). Medium plus acidity, medium tannins. 13% ABV. Not very complex.

91 points — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Medium Ruby red color with aromas of black fruits, floral and pepper spice notes, aged in neutral oak. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry with notes of black pepper, floral and spice. Fine chewy tannins, long juicy savory finish, ending with fruit, cacao, spice and slight earthy notes. Nice now. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Leftovers from our 2nd Annual, “Bierock Bonaza: Let’s have some funza with Runza”.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of three hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby with a slightly purple tinge and a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of lightly stewed, spiced strawberry, ripe fig, and cherry lozenges, red flowers, green herbs, with a touch of leather, and a mix of organic and inorganic rocky earth. Just the faintest hint of mouse. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. The alcohol is also medium+. Delicious. Drink now through 2030.
— 4 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Bright ruby color. Aromas of red and black berries, currants, black pepper and baking spices. Flavors of red and black cherry/currant/raspberry fruit, black licorice, and all those spices. Pleasantly earthy and nicely balanced. Mouth filling structure and soft/elegant tannins. Very reasonable. — 8 months ago

Gabriella Boros

9.9

As close to perfect as possible. This 2016 vintage was dipped inn2024 with great pleasure. Beautiful fruits of cherry rounded by a nice tannin finish. The wine opened up and by the last sip the tannin complimented the cherry to a more oaky finish. Outstanding. On the occasion of welcoming Anna home! — 2 years ago

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9.1

The 2020 Fleurie Chapelle des Bois has a little reduction on the nose, but there is good concentration here with wild strawberry and red cherry. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, very pure and smooth. Touches of blood orange furnish the long and lively finish. Delicious. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2023) — 3 years ago

Chris McClellan

9.2

Had this same bottle over a year ago…even better with the added year…bright tart cherry, slightly earthy, pine needles, gamey, long finish… — 4 years ago

Robert Stackowiak

8.9

Nice color and transparency. Cherry and cranberry on the palate. May 2026. — 2 months ago

David Samples

10

Beyond beautiful! Immediately soft upon opening—had planned to decant for 4-6 hours but decided against. Open and had small taste with Maggie Harrison around noon. Decided to re-cork it and decanted at 4PM.
At noon I got (very unexpected) cranberry notes on the nose and the palate was considerably more gentle than expected.

After two hour decant: Soft (cat tongue), integrated tannins, pomegranate, black cherry begins to emerge. Herbs, smoky/meaty notes emerge


Tasted: 5.20.26
Attendees: Mark Cerimele, Maggie Harrison, Steve Pfancuff, Lorne McClelland, Andy McCray, Denise Casino, Randy Nelson — 2 months ago

Arecibo Message

9.0

Raisin tight enough; no character yet.
20 minutes later: Ooh light cherry cola! Had it with my weirdly chocolate tasting homemade soba. I guess seaweed, tsuru no moto, tamari, egg, sesame oil caramelize in the mouth and make this wine like a trip to 7-Eleven in 1986. Me likie. — 7 months ago

Louis Martin

9.0

Juicy, medium to light body, earthy with a hint of cherry, paired well with a classic filet at the Tortoise Supper Club in Chicago. — 9 months ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.0

Bitter cherry, licorice, tobacco, violet. — 3 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This had dark cherry, berry fruits, with notes of meat, pepper, olive, licorice & violet — 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

A floral & more feminine style of Cote Rotie with nice aromatics showing notes of soft cherry, berry fruits, olive, spices, pepper, meat, rose petal & violet — 5 years ago