Tom Garland

9.1

Double decant and pour(lots of fine sediment). A striking still dark purplish garnet color with bricking. On the nose: Alluring perfumed notes of red/blue fruit, smoked meat, tobacco, vanilla, eucalyptus, wet forest floor, cloves. Taste: silky, old school restraint, elegant wine with some red fruit, leather, earth, dried herbs, tobacco, and a medium spiced smokey wood finish. Did not wow, but still a pleasure to drink at 38 years. — 3 months ago

with Brenda

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.6

I have been a huge fan of this domaine since they produced their first bottles in 1982. The wines are pure expressions of Pinot, delineated, mineral and salty. When young they can be very smokey/toasty but that bleeds out through aging. Unfortunately they are irresistible when young but the reward is even better with 7 to 10 years of bottle age. Tough to wait for that long. — 5 years ago

Michelle

9.5

I am not much of a bourbon drinker, but this wine is amazing. Nice oak and smokey taste. This will definitely be bought again. — 7 years ago

Paul J

9.9

My mind was blown!! As close as your getting to get to first growth at an insane price! PnP and reminded me of Haut Brion. Dusty, earthy, and smokey with some tar. Velvet on the palate with an insanely long finish. I’m speechless and in somewhat disbelief!! — 8 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.4

Drank with home red sauce bucatini, eggplant parmesan, and garlic bread.
Very young, decanted for 90 minutes.
Volcanic, Smokey, and blackberry. The definition of a volcanic wine. Love these rustic type wines. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.5

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🌍 4.98B

Stunning Cos @ £180 - RP83 🤣

🍷 Deep ruby

👃 Gravel, flint, minerals & soggy earth through black berry fruits w/ herbs, soot, smokey oak & mint

👄 Med body of smooth b/berry loaded w/ mocha, liquorice & minerals

🎯 Long linger of ⬆️ w/ black tea — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Hermy love @ £54 😘 92-93 today with 94-95 potential 👍

🍇 100% Syrah

🍷 Warm ruby red

👃 Smokey peppery spiced blackberry/currant mist through red currant & raspberry with vanilla cola whiff, cinnamon sprinkles, liquorice & dirty earth w/ touch oak

👄 Med silky well balanced rich earthy leathery liquorice blackberry with med+ acidity that's perfect w/ meats & cheese

🎯 Med+ earthy spiced blackberry & raspberry liquorice 💋 — 9 years ago

Vino Joe

9.5

Sweet and Smokey. Loved this. Perfect mix of ripe dark fruits and kick. Great length. Half bottle. Awesome! — 9 months ago

Tom Garland

9.3

2017 Wine Spectator #1 wine of the year

45 min decant(some fine/cloudy sediment) A remarkable dark crimson color. On the nose: mellow notes of dark cherry/raspberry, graphite, smokey vanilla, floral. Taste: smooth, creamy wine with plum, bitter chocolate, cedar, black pepper, oak, and a vanilla tar medium plus dry finish. YUM! I like it. — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Landon McClellan

9.8

Wonderful Smokey goodness without the bite. How do they do it?!? Must be magic. — 7 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Smokey and spiced nose with cedar and black raspberry, on the palate firm tannins turn supple with time, black cherries and pepper. Needs a long decant. — 8 years ago

John Malcolm

9.4

An excellent wine. Smokey, Rich, powerful, blackberry, currants, and fig. Drinking beautifully now, but will last for years (just sorry I drank my last bottle). — 8 years ago

Athena Diaconis

9.0

Volcanic! Smokey like a mezcal, but also light bodied. — 9 years ago

Elliott Skorupa

9.0

Wow, complex as string theory, hints of bourbon from barrel residuals are definitely notable. Nice smokey citrus finish. — 9 years ago

John Malcolm

9.1

Smokey, with a hint of cherries, strawberry jam, and vanilla. A little less “earthy” and a little softer than other vintages I have had by this producer. — 2 years ago

Blair Campomizzi

9.6

Yummy. Dark, Smokey but balanced with plum, currant and cherry notes. — 3 years ago

with Marilea

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.5

Color - dark purple garnet. A bold expressive funky perfume fruit nose so classic of Cayuse with mineral-meat, smokey and mint notes lingering with a vanilla toast scent. Juicy and elegant; rich with dark plum-cherry flavors intertwined with a smokey soil bacon bitters taste—the mineral-iron characteristics follow with a tobacco long finish. Looking forward to seeing how the flavors change with different foods and as the wine opens up. Bionic Frog is favorite and definitely a wine to try and store in your cellar. Christophe Baron does it again! — 6 years ago

with Karin and Jill

Eric

9.1

Smokey black cherries. Not the most complex wine in the world but goes great with meat snacks. — 8 years ago

John Francis

9.5

Oaky, earthy, Smokey, spicy, cherries. Wonderful. Paired with croquetas de jamon — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

First of the reds in our South African blind tasting. This is the benchmark Pinot Noir for South Africa made by Emul Ross. Light to medium garnet red with light bricking on the edges. A touch earthy and smokey on the nose with some cherries. Medium plus acidity (6.5/10) and light tannins (4.5/10). Light plus to medium bodied with some cherries, a little petrol and floral with raspberries and some meaty notes. Medium plus to long finish. Needed a solid decant to open up and was better when I sneaked a peek on day two. Drink from 2018 till 2025. — 9 years ago

with Sean, India and 1 other