Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2020 vintage. One of the estates that are so close to the city of Bordeaux that you might call them urban wineries. Luckily, some very famous estates (ever heard of Haut-Brion?!) are a perfect barrier to urbanisation. While nowhere near the quality of its more illustrious neighbours, the 2020 white Picque Caillou is definitely worth our attention. It is not clear whether this is 100% Sauvignon Blanc, or a blend with some Sémillon, but on day one it smelled very much like Sauvignon Blanc, while on day two more exotic fruit popped up ( which I normally associate more with Sémillon, but maybe there isn't any in the blend). Light golden colour. Pineapple, grapefruit, and a hint of fennel and beeswax. In the mouth it is more about intensity than elegance, but it definitely has character. Abv. 13%. The estate was just bought by Laurent Marti, a business man who made his fortune in textiles, and who owns the local rugby club. — 3 days ago

John Riddick

8.9

Very delicious Pinot, but was expecting a little more complexity. Wonderful pairing with salmon. — 4 years ago

Amanda

9.5

Easy to drink and delicious. I drank a 2020 vintage. — 5 years ago

Nicole Tyler

9.6

Very smooth notes, not heavy. Pairs well with anything. Nice red! — 5 years ago

Julia Metro

9.2

Super juicy, mineral notes, great chilled. Party in your mouth, would drink all summer (and spring and fall and winter). — 6 years ago

Martin Augustini

9.7

Till havskräftor och räkor. Bästa vinet hitintills. Känner en hel del aprikos som gifter sig så alldeles särskilt utmärkt till skaldjuren. — 7 years ago

with Martin

Jeremiah Diaz

9.5

Clear, medium ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced primary and secondary aromas of blackberries, cassis, and tabacco; on the palate, it's dry with high acidity, high tannins, medium alcohol, full body, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of black cherries, blueberries, eucalyptus, and wet gravel with a long finish. This wine is balanced, intense, and complex. Overall, I rate this wine as outstanding. Nellie likes it, too. — 9 months ago

with Nellie

Michael Chelus

9.0

Blackberry, cherry, raspberry preserves, dark chocolate, licorice, currant and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 4 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.0

2022/2. This was the first bottle of this that I’ve had that seemed like it might be closing - if only a bit. — 4 years ago

Zita hunt

8.9

Not complex but very enjoyable. — 5 years ago

Michelle Connely

9.2

Consumed 06/2020.. The number seven has long been believed to bring happiness and good fortune to life. — 6 years ago

Keith Crump

8.9

A good grounded beer — 7 years ago

Jen

9.7

Perfect clean flavors — 7 years ago

Brett Francis

9.5

This was fantastic, strong, and yet still seemingly understated. Although I am no fortune teller, this seemed strong and young. I couldn’t place all the flavors I experienced, but to my palate there was raspberry, blackberry, smoked meats, soil after a rain, and portobello mushroom all matched with a beautiful color to stare at between sips. Long pauses to enjoy the long finish. — 2 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Annual Fall seclusion at our cabin in the Rangeley lakes region of Maine.
(Notes this year were avoided, but scores are honest.) — 3 years ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Quite nice. A good value when I bought it and even better now as it’s going for $19. From the owners of Poggio di Sotto which we had the good fortune to taste at recently. Quite complete. Tannins at this point are still pretty forbidding, but at this price a good one to stock away for the future. — 4 years ago

Sara S

10

Delicious. Aromatic, deep berry notes. Slight spice towards the finish, which is a pleasant pairing to how sweet the berry notes are. Not a typical dry Merlot. Would pair excellently with many meals, however, it is so flavorful and fruity that it can be sipped on its own. Also recommended to pair with desserts, particularly a dark chocolate. — 5 years ago

J Chechik

8.9

This was all the pre-Donolan Winery purchase. Great, gripping, rich Syrah. Tons of sediment & decanted w/ an aerator screen otherwise my dentist would charge me a fortune for polishing. — 6 years ago

Bryan Hopkins

9.1

I look for a bacon/autumn leaves flavor in North American Pinot Noir, and this one delivers that in spades. That note is what is prominent on the nose and also comes through on the palette. There is some raspberry as well, but this is mostly a bacon/autumn leaves bomb. — 7 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.2

10 in 19. Still wonderfully integrated. Restrained and elegant, was shocked that it was 14.9 abv. Tobacco. Red savory fruit. Medium-full. — 7 years ago