Decant and pour. A fabulous still dark garnet with bricking. On the nose: Intoxicating musky sweet notes of cherry/plum, wet forest floor, stewed meat, black olives. Taste: creamy, silky smooth wine with dried cherry, prunes, soy sauce, pepper, smokey earth, mocha and a medium plus finish. Sure, on the downside, but showing its 31 year age beautifully and fun to drink tonight. Won a charity auction of old wines direct from the winery so more old vintage reviews down the road — 2 years ago
$64 @ Domestique. Disgorging: 31 Jan 2019 — 4 years ago
Dry farmed! Color of blood. Or a bruised plum. Smells like Spanish red. Wood shavings. Berry-cherry pies. Menthol. Flavors are dense and on point. Plenty of woodsy stuff in the mouth too. Just a little fennel. Black cherries. Tannins are tongue drying and pleasant. Hint of licking a sharpened pencil tip perhaps. This is classic Rioja with all the trimmings. — 4 months ago
Fruit forward. Dry finish. Would drink again. Purchased at Morel in Milwaukee. — 3 years ago
SyrahTastingDay#4
Always as much pleasure with this solar cuvée, not lacking in silkyness and freshness. Congratulations Alain Graillot for this beautiful cuvée "Crozes in the sun of Morocco"
Toujours autant de plaisir avec cette cuvée solaire, mais ne manquant pas de souplesse et de fraîcheur. Bravo Alain Graillot pour cette belle cuvée « Crozes in the sun of Morocco 🇲🇦 » — 3 years ago
Rioja Crianza 2015, fuerte, notas de roble — 5 years ago
Blend of 31% Garnatxa, 26% Carinyena, 20% Syrah, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, deep dark Ruby, slight purple, with aromas of ripe berry fruit, herb, floral and spice notes. On the palate flavors of raspberry, ripe strawberry and black cherry with oak, herbs and licorice. Fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit, oak, spice and mineral character. Will age! — 2 years ago
A fantastic bottle of burgundy…just silky smooth, medium bodied - and excellent with Peking duck. 2011 vintage opened on Chinese New Year’s Eve (Jan 31, 2022). — 3 years ago
A blend of 37% Syrah, 27% Zinfandel, 31% Petite Sirah and 5% Tannat. Dark Ruby with ripe dark fruit aromas with big spicy oak. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry, black pepper, leather and cacao notes. Well balanced with approachable tannins, long finish ending with vanilla oak note. Good value. — 4 years ago
Ron from VA
2012 was a classic and tight vintage in Virginia… This blend does feature a lead of cab sauv at 38% with CF AT 31% - Merlot singing background at 25% — 5 days ago