Devin Brown

9.0

Getting better and better. Better get some more! — 6 months ago

Ming L

9.0

Full of red fruits yet meaty and rustic. Full body. Dense and powerful on the palate with vivid acidity. Rustic mild tannins.

Though labeled as Vin de France, the juicy is from 60-year old vine of the domaine in Corbières, Languedoc. Natural wine.

Terrific stuff. — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Over the last few years, I’ve grown quite fond of Raul Pérez’s wines. The challenge is, some of them can be rather elusive. “La Penitencia” is one of those wines. So I was pretty excited to try this. Popped and poured; consumed over three days. Wine pours deep ruby bordering purple and slightly turbid with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity. There does appear to be a small amount of fine sediment clinging to the side of the glass. On the nose, the wine is intense. There’s obvious presence of VA and overall, comes across natty; more than any other Raul Pérez wine I’ve had before. That being said, it is remarkably fresh with notes of cherry and blackberry; the pits, seeds, stems and all. There’s also spices, cinder block, and un-excavated basement. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high acid. Again, bright red and dark fruits along with pomegranate, grapefruit, and basil. The finish is a touch mousey with a biscuity sort of thing happening but it’s tolerable and I’m pretty sensitive. This would be too wild for many. Reminds me a bit of Fabio Gea’s “Onde Gravitational”. Plenty of life ahead for these. As it stands, I have another bottle and I won’t be in any particular rush to drink it. Lovely stuff. — 3 years ago

Sébastien F

8.9

Nez fruité, sucrosité, maque de fraîcheur — 7 months ago

Renato Albuquerque

9.0

Cor escura e vibrante, corpo denso com lágrimas lentas. O aroma é intenso e frutado, possui um amadeirado e um frescor, sem que o álcool se destaque, criando uma harmonia de aromas. Na boca é intenso e com bastante complexidade, com taninos bem macios e quase imperceptível, chega a dar a sensação de adocicado em um segundo momento, acompanhado de uma leve acidez, o que proporciona um bom rastro. — 2 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.1

Another day, another asada! Vibrant, dark dense Malbec with a nice lingering spicy edge. — 3 years ago

with Paulo and Matias

Wendy Wu

9.0

A great wine for an engagement anniversary — 3 years ago

Karen Tripson

9.0

I love this! — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2014 | magnum | Sauvignon Blanc with barrel aging — 2 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

Bwah! What can I say? Olivier just makes wines that I’m incredibly fond of and this was no exception. For me, the Lamy Bourgogne punches assuredly above its weight class (though proper AB comparisons are still in order to validate this). It’s just the detail and intensity that gets to me. Soars in the glass with aromas of citrus, green apple, iodine, and a touch of herbaceous elements. The flavours follow through to the palate with mind-boggling delineation. Pure, bracing, weighty, long, and so so chalky that even the most seasoned of taster might call this a Chablis. Damn it, I need more! I certainly put the entire table onto these wines with this pull - the perfect gateway drug to the world of Lamy. — 3 years ago