Grenache Noir

Château Rayas

Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2014

Mysterious and sexy horse stable nose. Tamarind and mandarin peel with licorice finish. Lighter than gamay, 0% brett, 0% oak, 0% tannin, 100% Grenache. Wow. — 2 days ago

Ira, Erik and 11 others liked this
Tom Casagrande

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Experiencing a Rayas is on my bucket list.

Orin Swift Cellars

Abstract Grenache Blend 2023

I agree with Odedi. good but used to be great...still...I like! — 7 days ago

Tom, Paul and 1 other liked this

R. López de Heredia

Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2012

Soft but good vanilla baking spices. Tannic but not acidic — 21 days ago

Joel, Tegan and 9 others liked this

Domaine Serene

Evenstad Reserve Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021

Ruby in color with medium intensity and a wide reddish rim.

Fresh red berries on the nose and medium in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing fresh cherries, sweet raspberries, light wood, tobacco, black pepper, chocolates, spices, light earth and herbs.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This young Pinot Noir from Oregon is starting to drink nicely now, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Rich and fruity, smooth and spicy. Nicely balanced and complex, soft and elegant.

I've had a few vintages of this Pinot Noir and it is so much better with age. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

Wine Enthusiasts 93 points. Robert Parker 93 points. Wine Spectator 92 points.

A good quality wine. Good right out of the bottle, and better with some airtime.

Interesting, easy drinking and a good sipping wine.

Pinot Noir grapes were aged in (55% new) French oak barrels for 16 months.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$95.
— 4 days ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 12 others liked this

Hirsch Vineyards

San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir 2021

One of the rare Cali Pinots which is not a fruit bomb. Mostly raspberry intermixed with cherry, touch chalk well balanced with good acidity and length. 13.5%. These used to be relatively reasonable priced now north of 70$. It’s a shame really. — 19 days ago

Daniel, Zach and 13 others liked this

Domaine Tempier

Bandol Rosé Blend 2020

Savoury and long and great on the nose — 5 days ago

Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Clos de la Maréchale Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017

Drinking well with notes of red & black fruit, orange peel, floral, aromatic spices, crushed rock & fresh cut flowers. — 7 days ago

Tom, Jean-Philip and 5 others liked this

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne 2013

Somm David T
9.4

I generally don’t embrace this cuvée. Especially, at its price point. I’ll take Taittinger Comtes de Champagne, Billecart St. Nicolas and few others before Cristal. But this 13 out of magnum shows promise.

Excellent with the Prosciutto & Melon.
— 2 days ago

Scott@Mister, Tom and 10 others liked this

Kosta Browne

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

Cherry, smoke, and cedar with a touch of baking spice and blackberry. Rich and bold. — 8 hours ago

Laurent-Perrier

Cuvée Rosé Brut Champagne 1511

Special edition. At the estate in Tour sur Marne FR. — a month ago

Daniel, Tom and 6 others liked this