Villard Estate

François Villard

Reflet Saint Joseph Syrah 2018

Dark ruby/black color. Aromas of black currants, fresh herbs and minerals. Flavors of ripe black berry/currant, dark plums, roasted meat and tobacco. Long earthy and mineral driven finish. Full bodied with high levels of (but well integrated) tannins and acidity. Beautifully concentrated and wonderful mouthfeel. Outstanding! — 17 days ago

Scott@Mister, Bob and 4 others liked this

Les Vins de Vienne (Cuilleron Gaillard Villard)

Saint-Joseph Syrah 2010

Wonderful! Drinking this in 2023 and still delivering. — 6 months ago

François Villard

Poivre et Sol St. Joseph Syrah 2017

Dark ruby color, with purple edges, with aromas of red fruits and herb pepper spice. On the palate flavors of blueberry and plum with pepper, licorice and herb spice. Firm tannins, medium finish ending with fruit and and mineral spice. — 8 months ago

Paul, Daniel P. and 2 others liked this

François Villard

Jouvet Cornas Syrah 2016

Nariz: mora, aceitunas, violetas, algo carnoso

Boca: Tanino M sedosos, Acidez M, Alcohol M

— 5 days ago

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François Villard

Les Terrasses du Palat Condrieu Viognier 2017

Needs 30 minutes for the modicum of oak to blow off.

Nose: white flowers. Hint of elegant richness.

Palate: white nectarines. Light for a viognier. As it opens juicy. Almost a silkiness.
— 3 months ago

Andrew liked this

François Villard

Mairlant Saint Joseph Syrah 2018

It’s been almost 2 years since my last bottle of this, and the cellaring has been beneficial. Powerful nose shows all sorts of animal and mineral notes. Some pungent tiny berries underneath. A little sponti funk note too. It explodes on the palate. Dense, mouthcoating flavors, but they’re almost electrocuted by the zingy acids on steroids. Loads of tiny, zingy, dark mountain berries. There’s a fair amount of tannin, but they’re very soft and pillowy. Well done. Will last and improve several more years. — 7 months ago

Dawn, Ted and 15 others liked this

François Villard

l'Appel des Sereines Syrah 2021

Full yet flat, not as bouncy as the initial fruit flavors would indicate. This was a pleasant treat, though I'm not as familiar with syrah. — 2 months ago

François Villard

Les Contours de DePoncins Viognier 2022

2022 beauty. Quite restrained with hints of lychee, lanolin, peaches, herbal tea. Nice acidity for a Viognier. Perfect with a fennel based white Bouillabaisse — 4 months ago

Les Vins de Vienne (Cuilleron Gaillard Villard)

Condrieu Viognier 2020

Nice Condrieu with everything in balance. Musky nose has florals and ripe oozy pear, crushed stone, and a bit of straw. Very pure flavors of pear and stone give way a nice lively bitterish minerality in the finish, making up for Viognier’s typical lack of forceful acids. Alcohol in check. — 7 months ago

Erik, Bob and 17 others liked this

Les Vins de Vienne (Cuilleron Gaillard Villard)

Les Otéliées Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020

В Бисиклете - сухенько на запах, на вкус фруктово-сдержанно, очень прилично. — 8 months ago