Brian Ager

9.3

An expressive and complex Sonoma Syrah that nicely balances a fruit and herbal compnents.  The nose & pallate has layers of plum, cranberry, completed by dried herbs, and graphite and leather.  Balanced acidity and well integrated tannins made this a wonderful pairing with steak au poivre! [6/5/24] ($20) — 6 months ago

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.1

Pritchard Hill overpowered by the winemaking skills of Realm — 5 years ago

with Norman and Amit

Matthew Ryan Shelton

9.3

Deep ripe red in color. On the lighter side, but complex in flavor. — 8 years ago

Cliff Pavlovic

9.5

Great bubbly for Valentine's Day with @Lisa Pavlović (Boucher) — 9 years ago

with Lisa

Donna Craig

9.1

Got at WineThing spring ‘22. This is light, but mellow with just a hint of sweetness. Love it👍😍 — 2 years ago

Steve Rura

9.2

Greetings from Zürich — 3 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

I’m not sure who was calling this the Bobby Boucher (Joe or Shawn) but it is nobody’s water boy! Still fully intact at 49 years. I believe this was the first Bosche bottling. Plum, fig and cassis are all present. I get caramel too. Finish fades ever so slightly but it had more tannic backbone than the Insignia, Mondavi and HSS that we’re 20+ years older. Not quite as polished as those three but clearly heartier and more unique. Props to @David L for sharing again. — 6 years ago

Amy Mercovich

8.9

Didn’t know I liked Vouvray until it was on a tasting flight at a wine bar. Full bodied, complex, aromatic, paired nicely with goat cheese — 2 years ago

Richard Portes

9.2

17+ Condrieu with age can be very satisfying. This is particularly good. Light gold, nose fine but not impressive, very deep with great mouthfeel, very long. — 5 years ago

John R. Jacob

9.4

This is not the Carignan blend, but I can’t seem to edit the descriptor. This is the 2012 La Joupatiere and it is one of the most unique and interesting wines. Thank you Colline de l’hirondelle. As their website explains, “The oldest vineyard in the village! Planted at the end of the 19th century, it miraculously escaped phylloxera and the uprooting of old vines that has plagued the Languedoc; this tiny one-acre plot is a conservatory of rare and disappearing varieties. A local vine scientist has identified the following 13 varieties: Carignan noir, Grenache noir, Cinsault noir, Mourrastel Boucher noir, Rivairenc noir, Grand Noir de la Calmette, Mourvèdre noir, Terret noir, Terret gris, Terret blanc, Olivette blanche, Chasselas doré, Valencin rose and two mysterious varieties are still unidentified.” What a blend. — 6 years ago

with Gary