[Half bottle] This lovely 17-year-old Banyuls has finally knitted together into a very fine example of Dr. Parce Banyuls (old vine Grenache made in the same way as Port), earlier bottles were terribly disjointed and lacking balance and sweetness). Served with Viennese Sacher Torte my wife made for dessert!
Our first Dr. Parce was the 1967 “Vielles Vignes” which was fantastic and is still my reference point. We had that in 1987 at Pierre Gagnaire’s restaurant in St. Etienne, before he moved on to Paris, his staff was kind enough to comp us a bottle — blind — while my brother and I embarrassed ourselves trying to identify the wine!! That bottle was tried with Pierre’s famous “chocolate soup” dessert, the recipe for which was in Patricia Wells’ “Food and Wine Lovers of France” book from the mid-1980s — memorable combination!!! — a year ago
👍🏼 I’d buy again — 4 years ago
A nice Merlot to have in a harrowing time. — 3 months ago
Smooth, we’ll-balanced French Pinot Noir enjoyed with pasta bolognese at Bitter End, Wells, ME — a year ago
refreshing Grüner Veltliner with burger at Bitter End, Wells, ME — 2 years ago
Walnut, chocolate. Smooth and well balanced. Very happy with it — 4 years ago
Dark, sweet, bitter and a little smoky Sicilian Amaro liqueur, mostly used in cocktails at Bitter End restaurant, Wells, ME — 5 months ago
Crisp white Cotes du Rhone blend with low minerality, served with scallops at The Bitter End, Wells, ME — 3 years ago
Alan Johnston
3.5. Excellent Washington State Cab, very smooth with wonderful fruits. We really enjoyed it. On sale for $16.99. — 2 months ago