Mark S.

9.0

Dark cherry red. Oak, vanilla. Black currant. Chocolate nuance. Good acidity. Mid body. Dry, Elegant. 55% Mourvedre, 30% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 5% Carignan, CHATEAU RIVIERE LE HAUT GRAND VIN ROUGE LA CLAPE 21 @5500, sommelier, 241116-241207 — 2 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Clos la rivière, saint chinian 2019

No notes, red wine of the birthday celebration of my cousin. Good stuff, a bit of oak, with a bit of vanilla in the rear. Went well with a duck parmentier. — 3 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

This is 50% from The Rocks and 50% from the surrounding hills. Both basaltic rock-based terroir, but the it’s wind-eroded loess in form in the hill and the famous galets-like round stones in the river plain that is known as The Rocks. And, unfortunately, I got an email a few months ago saying this winery is shuttering. Sad, because their wines were excellent, if under-publicized. The nose on this is wonderful, with dense, vibrant dark berry fruit, a bit of fresh beef blood, and smoky gravel. In the mouth, it’s got dense, low-toned flavors that are contrasted with penetrating acids, which is not the norm in Walla Walla. It seems a little tightly wound but the tannins are well contained. It’s a beautifully balanced wine that seems a couple of years away from peaking, but is damn tasty right now.

I actually lucked into buying this bottle. When my wife and I visited, we wanted to taste it, but they said it was sold out. We tasted and talked and bought some other excellent wines (the GSM was terrific), and just as we were leaving someone came in with a case of this that was being returned for some reason. So we lucked into this bottle! Shoulda bought more! — 4 years ago

Fredrik Finn

9.0

Olivier Riviere La Bastia 2019, one of Riojas young guns and a big part of the postmodern revolution of the region. Le Bastid is a 90% Viura, 10% Garnacha Blanca, fermented and matured in 500 liter French oak barrels.
With resemblance to a good Burgundy the wine opens up with ripe white stonefruit (plum juice, white peaches) and a lemongrass herbiness. Followed by a whiff of toast and nuts that lies over a stoney minerality. Good energy on the palate with a fresh acidity and savoury qualities on the mid palate that brings dimension and complexity through the finish.
Paired with an improvised salmon and shrimp casserole in a mushroom infused velouté topped with fried parsley and sourdough croutons.
Serve it at 10-12 degree in a burgundy glass
— 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Cool climate Nebbiolo with the balance of great volnay. Mose of orange peel and spice. Palate is sweet Nebbiolo fruit with haunting internal aromatics. Lingering sweet fruit finish. I guess fifty years of experience making wine in the same terroir do matter for something. A wine that is a unique expression of Nebbiolo. Bobby got from Fass selections. — 8 years ago

with Lyle

Mark S.

9.0

Golden yellow. Pear citrus nuts liqueur vanilla herb chalk mineral rich white flower. dry. 40% boule blanc, 20% grenache blanc, 20% marsanne, 20% roussanne, CHATEAU RIVIERE LE HAUT GRAND VIN BLANC LA CLAPE 19 @5500, sommelier, 241116-241207 — 2 years ago

Joe Estrada

9.6

Deep ruby red color, notes of tobacco on the mose, paired with lamb meatballs — 3 years ago

Lluís Chico

9.2

Gon Riviere Giro 22-12-22 Al Marge — 4 years ago

Jordan Yu

9.1

Young crispy lemonly smell of summer paired with truffle flavoured chips — 6 years ago

Nancy Luxon

9.3

Excellent cab franc. Smooth earthy — 7 years ago

James Forsyth

8.9

Very herbal. Menthol, oregano, dark fruit. Unusual but quite pleasing. — 8 years ago

Erika Strong

9.4

On and on — 9 years ago

with Mike

W B

9.2

Nice flowery white — 9 years ago

Mark S.

8.9

GSM sweet and spicy. Good balanced. Chateau Riviere de Haut La clape Mourvèdre 21 @5500, sommelier, 241103 — 2 years ago

jochen rueckert

8.9

Quite sweet — 2 years ago

Lluís Chico

9.2

Gon Riviere Giro 22-12-22 Al Marge — 4 years ago

Jaclyn McHugh

9.2

Excited to repurchase! Pleasant peach flavor, sweet but not sickly, and nice effervescence. Goes down real easy and Mose likes too — 5 years ago

Jeffrey Lynn

9.0

A smooth blend soft and blackberry tadte — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.2

A new Rioja for me I grabbed in Spain from @gabymeetswine @vilaviniteca @ €105 & whilst nice I think it’s overpriced as you get just as good quality in many £40-£50 Rioja but that said it’s nice 😉 & quite unusually earthy & mineral laden 😁 leave 5 years 👍

📍 Olivier Riviere Losares 2013 Rioja

🏵 92-93 points

🍇 Mazuela, Graciano & Tempranillo

🍷 Deep dark ruby

👃 Soggy earth, gravel, minerals & pencil lead through muted dark cherry w/ a light smokey soaked oak tone, red currant, balsamic & herbs then the oak really pushed through on steroids after a couple of hours

👄 Med body of red & dark cherry in balsamic w/ cocoa & minerals galore w/ a touch of blackberry

🎯 Med+ dry tannic red & dark cherry/berry cocoa mineral earthy linger w/ an okay follow through
— 7 years ago

Erika Strong

9.4

Tradition. #alaincastex — 9 years ago