Mark S.

9.0

Deep cherry red with unfiltered like edge. Raspberry blueberry blackberry and cherry. Dried Plum. Oak vanilla clove cinnamon nutmeg. Animal. Black pepper. Tabacco smoked chocolate nuance. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M+ Acidity M Tannin M+ Smooth Soft. Bitterness M Body M Finish M Concentrated 14.5% Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Red Rhone Blend 20 @16500, AD, 260214 — 5 months ago

Tia Subramanian

8.9

Gorgeous, brooding, mineral-driven. The nose was a combination of animal and mineral that made it smell like blood (in a good way). Dark, crunchy fruit on the palate, smooth, savory, lively acidity, great balance, and a medium finish. — 5 years ago

Brian R

9.4

Impromptu mourvedre face-off. Deep black fruits, black tea, iodine, animal fur(?). Classic bandol. — 6 years ago

Laura Logan Mullins

9.0

This is the wine we choose every single time at Jiko at Animal Kingdom Lodge. It's abt a $50 bottle after Dianey's markup. It's not something I'd buy to drink at home. — 7 years ago

roland benedetti

9.0

@A Pappini du coup je me suis senti obligé d’en réouvrir une... un peu moins facile aujourd’hui, clairement renfrognée au début. Il lui a fallut une bonne heure pour se poser et s’ouvrir... par contre vraiment bien après, du velour de Syrah, un peu animal mais très domestique comme animal. Pas super long ni complexe mais super agréable. Je suis surpris que ça ne t’ai pas plu... par contre c’est clair qu’on reste sur un vin assez simple et que le prix devrait rester en rapport... faudrait pas que ça s’emballe de trop... — 8 years ago

with Leah

Juan Pablo Perez

9.0

Nariz: ciruela y otras frutas negras maduras. Algo de aromas barnyard y animal.

Boca: en boca bastante especiado, pimienta etc. Tanino M+ pero ya mas resueltos, Acidez M, Alcohol M+ — 9 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Still lots of exuberant red and purple fruit, white pepper, woodsy tones, violets, some animal and herbaceous highlights. Continue to love following this wine as it ages. Structurally seems in a great place, not sure how much it will improve — 3 years ago

Nicolas Duchesneau

9.3

Belle bouteille, très aromatique au nez et en bouche, fruits rouges croquants, ca evolue tout au long de la journée, les epices, le herbes (thym), petit cote terreux et animal. C’est complexe, belle acidité, bien structuré, on en veut plus. Excellent — 5 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.0

Austere at first, thought maybe the fruit was gone but just needed an hour of air. Consider drinking soonish though. Tastes like lots of Grenache and lots of whole clusters. Leads with leather, animal, dried herbs, coffee grounds and eventually dark red cherries in syrup and cinnamon red hots enter the mix. Clearly from warmer southerly / mediterranean climes but there is still a sense of freshness and acidity here — 6 years ago

with Steven

Max Reichwage

9.1

Lovely, fruity, fun wine, a bit sulfur y at first, mineral, animal whole cluster notes — 8 years ago

Kleopatra Bright

9.1

Med aromatic
Red fruits small berries
Earthy minerality
Wood
Entrancing
Animal
Pepper
Chalky
Smooth tannins, high acidity
....... Smells like purple... You know what I mean? Like purple candy, purple Nerds candy.
Cherry
Pepper — 8 years ago

Devin Bray

9.2

A meaty, savory pleasure with kalamata olives, cured meat, dark woody fruit, and a healthy dose of animal musk or wet dog that almost reminds me of Savoie. A nice twist on a Rhône Syrah enjoyed with crackers and gruyere. — 9 years ago

Matt

9.6

Chave cherry popped tonight. Dense and wound up. So young. Behind the tight coil there was a tease of what it will become. Complex and layered. Smoked meat, crushed rock, iron, violet, black tea, leather, animal hide, cracked pepper, and this super savory/umami character I can't get out of my head. Structured and firm but still displaying a considerable finesse to the tannins. Textural juxtapositions abound. This wine has so much soul. — 9 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

SyrahSession#2Wine#4
Garnet-tiled, murky, deep dress.Clos de Gat is an area of Judea in Israel. With two hours of aeration, the primary notes, generous very ripe and animal fruits mix well with the notes of aging and spices. We are not far from a Cornas or other wine from the North Rhône with the intensity of the Israeli sun. The notes of evolution go perfectly with the bouquet.

Robe Grenat-tuilé, trouble, profonde.
Clos de Gat est un domaine de Judée en Israël. Avec deux heures d’aération, les notes primaires, généreuses fruits très mûrs et animales se mêlent bien aux notes d’élevage et d’épices. On est pas loin d’un Cornas ou autre vin du Rhône Nord avec l’intensité du soleil d’Israel. Les notes d’évolution se marient à merveille au bouquet.
— 4 years ago

Lars Miller

9.2

Meaty, peppery, animal nose, with a palate of cherry and black peppercorns. Slightly gravelly. Smooth tannins, and long finish. — 5 years ago

Peter Lachman

9.0

Full of flavour very rich — 7 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

Animal flavor. Leather. Still elegant and acidic. But when opening, cork stripped to inside of bottle. That means. 1982 @, Kai - JH, 190406-190601 — 7 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.2

Animal like nose, lovely entry and mid palate. Delicious and fine aftertaste — 8 years ago

Diane Kessler

8.9

More subdued than a bottle I had last winter. Still, it was pretty with red fruit and an animal/meaty characteristic. Mid palate was noticeably hollow. — 9 years ago

Chris Leon

9.3

Suffrene's entry is sometimes a bit slick and spit polished but this bottling (and it's slight age) is showing pure, feral Mourvèdre. Full of cured meat, animal, black pepper and supportive fruit. — 9 years ago

with Cristina