Meredith Moody

9.6

My dad bought and left this in my apartment. Braved opening it for a steak night, as I am weary to open reds when it is just me drinking because I don’t want to waste any. Safe to say this did not get wasted. I was unfamiliar with Bandols, and this made me a fan. It was everything I love in a red. It was a darker, more structured and intense wine. Dark fruit, but not fruit forward as it had some herbal and earthy notes. Is it gross to say it was almost meaty? Tannins were present but not overbearing. I was raised on big wines and this checked that box. This was perfect with steaks and just great with food overall. Thanks France. — 20 days ago

Ryan Kravitz

9.5

A great wine!! acidity is finely tuned to suit the wine. not too complex just right — 4 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2014 Vintage. 15.2% Alcohol. Big fruit for a Grenache. Lovely mouthfeel. Another Paso fav. — 5 years ago

Zack Hall

9.1

High acidity, light, complex aromas — 6 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.3

Plenty of years left, full tannins, sharp but not too. — 5 months ago

Ed Chin

9.1

I very much enjoyed this as the different components had their moment to shine as wine opened up. — 2 years ago

Fabian Kühlhorn

9.0

Super light with fragile raspberries and strawberries, pine needles. Pretty volatile but nothing too crazy. — 4 years ago

Chris Buggy

9.2

A pure delight- slightly sweet, great acidity-really sang with the pommes darphin and uni, and the butter beans with merguez — 10 months ago

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Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.3

So so good. This is an inspiration wine for me - I started making a wine as an homage to this style a couple of years ago. So happy I did. I love this expression of grenache - you get all of the fruit, with some nice earthiness but minimal tannins and just a lot of depth in what is inherently a “simple” wine. Love this bottling, love this producer. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Just love this wine, great value, can’t get enough! Belle Pente (bell-pont') means "beautiful slope" - for their 70 acre hillside vineyard & winery site in Willamette Valley. Bright Ruby red with aromas of red fruits, herb spices and hints of blossom notes. On the palate strawberry and cherry flavors, slight sweet undertones, herb notes and smooth tannins. Well balanced on a long finish ending with mineral herb notes. Nice!! Great value. — 6 years ago