Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

The Clos du Roy has been around ever since the dukes of Burgundy, residing in nearby Dijon, documented, and drank in its virtues.
Ruby red color with aromas of ripe fruits with floral perfume and earthy tones, aged for 14 months in 30% new oak. On the palate flavors of berry and plum fruits, with pepper spice notes. Soft fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, floral and earthy spice character. — 18 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Absolutely beautiful and crowd pleasing thanksgiving wine. Mouth watering acidity, bell pepper, black currant, blackberries, raspberries, herbs and forest floor. — a month ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

This is just lovely…
Lemonzest, red apples, wet rocks. Delicate hints of ginger, candyshop and matchstick. Really like the balance of acidic freshness, some richness in the mid palate and citrus bitters in the very long and chalky dry finish.
Better at cellar temperature than straight out of the fridge. — 2 months ago

romo

9.2

Still pretty tight. Tannic day one, fruity day two. Only a bit salty. Hold em. — 2 days ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Still showing a lot of tannic and acidic structure, but enough fruit to keep it in check once it had a few hours of air, youthful still, and brawny. — 20 days ago

Daniel Sullivan

9.3

Purple edged garnet color.
BlackBerry forest floor nose.
Medium plus bodied with tangy acid and velvety tannins — a month ago

Antra Stabler

9.9

Aged really well great overall favour. — 2 months ago

Daniel M

9.1

Opened yesterday. Quite bretty and reductive upon opening, but the funkiness has blown away now. The nose shows cola, dark cherry, green pepper bell, and black pepper. That cola note is something I usually get with natural wines from loire and beaujolais. The palate is yummy with a great acid drive, some superb cherry notes all along, some black pepper, some pomegranate touches, a bit of a drying layer in the rear that is quite peppery and a long fruity, joyfull finish that goes on for a while. It's not your typical extracted chinon. It's a modern, low intervention style that is delicious but needs time to settle. The anti-brett community out there might have a hard time with it 😅 but give it some time to breathe, and you will be rewarded.
Edit: it's even better 4 hours after. Delicious juice with some complex layers on top of it — 24 days ago

James Brenner

9.6

Saga @ 70 pine with seabass — a month ago

David Carter

9.0

Southern Rhône valley (Gigondas and Vaucluse) so likely mainly Grenache rather than Syrah in blend. I liked, velvety and fruity but not too much. Mineral notes too. Moderate long finish with minimal tannins. For W just so so. From Haskell’s box. — 2 months ago