Brian Kostreba

9.0

Started off pretty tannic on the finish, decanted for a hour or so total smooth out to the point hey I want some tannins. Incredibly vevetly smooth wine one of the best Sirah I have drank very balanced. They kept the alcohol in the lower range 13.5% Getting a little expensive for me but just had to try some. — 11 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Odd packaging but good juice. Vintage blanc de Noir with quite an intense bubble and a long savory finish showing barrel influence and faint nuttiness. — 6 months ago

Martinez

9.4

One of Usseglio’s top cuvées, Mon Aïeul (“my granddad”) is 100% Grenache from some of the estate’s oldest vines (about 85 years of age) in La Crau, La Guigasse and Les Grandes Serres lieux-dits – each with a different type of soil.

Situated on an elevated plateau to the east of the village, La Crau is perhaps Châteauneuf’s most famous cru, known for its distinctive “galets roulés”, large, rounded river stones deposited here by the Rhône millions of years ago. To the south of the village, Les Grandes Serres is a very warm site on gravelly alluvial soils (and the source of the estate’s biggest wine, the 18% ABV “Not for You”). La Guigasse, on the other hand, is a cooler, sandier site with hardly any galets located on the northeastern part of the appellation, near the famous Pignan and Rayas lieux-dits (Chateau Rayas)

Mostly unoaked, it was brought up in concrete vats, with 15-20% in demi-muids. Ruby red color. Intensely perfumed, with notes of red and dark fruit (strawberry, raspberry), licorice and herbs. Full-bodied, rich, opulent and concentrated. Ripe fruit (cherry) and white pepper, smooth and creamy on the palate. Long, velvety, quite tannic finish. Hedonistic wine. — 3 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Tasting de tatcher — 23 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Deg. 17-01-2023; 2016 based — 3 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Amazing what a decant can do sometimes. Typically my favorite Roulot Lieux-dit that often easily performs at 1er cru level, 2013 Tessons begins a bit flabby and exotic tonight, showing more of the vintage than I’d like. But with aeration it gains focus and energy and really comes together beautifully taming its ripeness with layered minerality and just enough acidity driving all of its flavors home. Great turnaround. — 2 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Disgorged Jan 17 this was rich with a touch of the Selosse ox — 3 months ago

Moritz

9.0

Toller Chateau-neuf du Pape. Degu SHL — 7 months ago

Dan

8.9

Darker apple, lemon, heavy cream and modest toast. Lots of acidity, lime, good mineral finish. — 2 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Jean Marc Roulot has always been a champion of showcasing individual terroir diversity with his terrific village lieux-dits, and the excellent 2017 vintage which has turned out so well for both red and white burg, is just perfect for it. Les Luchets is fantastic tonight, wafting from the glass with layers of white orchard fruit, lilies, hazelnut, spices and attractive matchstick reduction. The palate is pure and vibrant with a crystalline minerality, an elegant texture and notably impressive length. Really great bottle. — 3 years ago