Shay A

9.4

One of the bottles from my annual WWC hosting, opened alongside a 2020 Chateau Beaucastel Blanc.

46% Grenache Blanc/31% roussanne/23% Chenin Blanc.

More expressive and dialed up compared to the Beaucastel (not a big surprise). Medium gold in the glass. Bright and juicy roussanne notes of orange marmalade and apricot, alongside white peaches and a powder-sugar funnel-cake type aromatic. The Chenin gives this a good spine of acidity to prevent the rich and full-bodied entry from being flabby. Honey-roasted nuts, honeycomb, lemon cream, underripe pineapple and a savory/waxy finish. The warmth comes out at the finish, but it’s not substantial. Really nice with 1-2hrs of air. — a month ago

Ken Venezio

9.5

Exceptional blend. Mostly Syrah but the Grenache shines. Bold red with great depth. Lovely floral nose of violets and berries. Big winner tonight. — 7 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

Excellent. This needed a decant to open up, but this is a beautiful wine with stuffing! — 8 months ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.2

I love this wine — 16 days ago

Kamall

8.9

Earthy and smoky. Aged well — 6 months ago

Jen Resnick

8.9

Perfect light red for reasonable price — 8 months ago

John Osgood

9.4

Killer stuff — 8 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

This seems more integrated than the Hyland Vineyard, same vintage. Anyone have insight? — 5 months ago

with Sarah

Ash Anderson

9.0

Delightfully carbonic and stemmy. Notes of tart and ever so slightly underripe blackberries and raspberries. Very floral and true to Fleurie. Love it. Wish I saved it for Thanksgiving. — 7 months ago

Graham

9.3

Still a bit young. Definitely got more in the tank for the future. Good drinking now with ribs. — 8 months ago