Nikki Goddard, DWS

9.4

Translucent pomegranate seed hue moving to garnet at the core and then water-white at the rim. Bright and lively on the nose, with lots of juicy, crunchy red fruit—unripe strawberry, tart raspberry, fresh cranberry, candied morello cherry, savory and herbal accents of red licorice, black tea, fennel, nutmeg, and sage. The palate is deceptively fruity at first—light and fresh, like a fun, tasty glou-glou wine—but gets wayyy more complex through the finish, evolving to subtly oxidative notes from extended barrel aging of hazelnut skin, dried cranberry, stewed rhubarb, kirsch, and cherry liqueur. Reminds me in a way of a dry version of a red VDN like Maury or Banyuls. Absolutely delicious, and unique; unlike anything I’ve tasted before. What I love most is the journey it goes on in each individual sip—the finish is wildly different from the attack. — 3 years ago

with Emmett

Michael Piaker

9.0

18 November 2018. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 6 years ago

Robert

8.9

Have been trying to find some good Côtes du Rhône options lately and did some research on this one and decided to give it a go. One of the better ones I have had. I’m not putting the bad ones on my profile because if I have nothing good to say I should just say nothing. This one doesn’t fit in that category. It needed some time to open up and release the full experience but once it did it was really flavourful and enjoyable. Next time I’ll drop it in the old decanter to get the full aroma and flavour notes out of it. It will be tried again. — 7 years ago

Te

9.4

One of my favorite sparkling in a long, long time. Pear, honey, toast, full mouthfeel, some salt. Complexity. Liz could only have a taste. Noting to get her a bottle later. — 4 years ago

P S

10

This is 100% gascon! And 100% pure love. Amazing. — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.4

8 September 2018. Henry's Wine & Spirit, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago

Michael Miller

9.0

Great balance of fruit, acid and mineral notes. Blend from Loire. 11.8 ABV — 7 years ago

WC Fields

8.9

Simple but easy and effective — 5 years ago

Sam Lee

8.9

Soft perfumed light delitefully 🌈
Music is what I strong on
So we play every Friday night
Especially under these strange circumstances ☂️
Easy and stronger 🍒
Friday Night Dinner is a wine dinner 🥫 at our bars and grills 🤵🏼
Dark pinkish purple on visuals 🌈
Mid palate pepper spices vegetable of black olives Mediterranean tomato juicy 🍅
Finishes, structured integrated with vanilla chocolate and black juicy fruit 🍇 — 5 years ago

Anthony Hughes

9.2

Soft blueberry and leather notes with a dry body and gentle tannins — 7 years ago

with Nikkisa