Tom Casagrande

9.2

This is a great value in a CDR that tastes the way CDRs used to taste before global warming. Nose has lots of spicy dark berry fruit, and loads of assorted roasted green herbs and minerally, earthy notes. It’s bright and intense on the palate. Just ripe enough, not jammy at all. Tons of clingy, savory elements. Soft textured, with good acidity. More please! — 2 months ago

Dominic O'Mahony

8.9

Plenty of red cherry, stewed plum, maybe some violet aromas; but also buscuit and a hint of cumin(?) — 5 years ago

Barb Anderson

9.2

Blueberry& spice aromas layer in with ripe cherry, chocolate and a hint of mint. Long, supple finish. — 6 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Robe noire
Nez fruit noir frais pierre chaude
Bouche fraîche de mûre note de goudron de fruit noir et fleurs rouges lourdes
Très belle sans bois massif
👍👍 — 6 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.2

Classic, delicious. Smoke and wild herbs (sage, coyote-bush, chamois) after a rainstorm. Has a lovely fruit, rose-hip and hibiscus blend of flavors. This is excellent Côtes du Rhône. ‘On point’, as they say. — 3 months ago

TheElder Pinot

9.5

Absolutely delicious, it sits well above it’s humble CDR village’s classification. Refined garrigue character, silky dusty tannins, concentrated dark fruit and balanced acidity. Looking forward to the 2010 waiting in the cellar! — 4 years ago

Fredybeans

9.0

Jaune soutenue
Nez cire fruit jaune pointe d alcool
Bouche attaque sèche et corps massif gras finale retrouvant de la fraîcheur
Un calligramme bien sec — 6 years ago

olivier goncalves

8.9

Chouette ça. De l'évolution qui fait que ce n'est pas un bon trop massif en bouche. Côté velouté. — 6 years ago

with Olivier

Vanessa

9.0

Here’s a biodynamically-produced Syrah blend from Minervois La Livinière AOC, a subregion within Minervois, which is located on the slopes of the Massif Central (highlands) in the Languedoc region of France (Southern).  🇫🇷 It has 95% Syrah and 5% Grenache. 🍇

This wine comes from grapes grown on the terraced vineyards of Les Planels, where grapes have been grown for 35 years.  

👁 The color is beautifully deep and rich purple.  I see noteworthy staining and tearing on the glass.

👃 The nose is youthful with an immediate bouquet of ripe and jammy black fruit such as black plum, black cherry, cassis, and blackberry preserves. There are also dried herb notes, such as lavender, sage, thyme, also black peppercorn, anise, pencil lead, cedar, cinnamon, clove, earth, and cured meat.

This wine was fermented in an open concrete vat and aged for 12 months in French Oak barrels, 1/3 of which were new oak, lending some of the baking-spice notes to the nose. 🪵

👄 On the palate this wine is dry. It has medium acidity, a full body, high alcohol, grippy tannins, flavors largely consistent with the nose, but less juicy and more earthy on the palate, and a lingering finish.

This wine is juicy and bold and has potential for further aging. 👌👌👌

We’re pairing it tonight with leftovers from last night’s bbq 🍖 🥩 and it is a lovely pairing!

Château Maris, Les Planels, Cru La Livinières. Syrah and Grenache. Vintage 2017. ABV 14.5%. — 3 years ago

with Deked1

Fredybeans

9.4

Robe jaune claire
Nez réduit puis s ouvre lentement sur des note d agrumes confits d iode
Bouche à l attaque dense et pleine de sève et de fraîcheur
Vin très massif et carré qui en est qu à ses débuts — 5 years ago

with Pico and El