Norman

9.5

Engagement dinner for my oldest son. Great night and a great wine. — 15 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This was open & drinking beautifully with notes of meat, iron, dark fruits, sweet, savory spice, mineral, violet & tobacco notes. — 2 days ago

Conrad Green

9.7

An explosive supple nose with rose, hints of tar, gnarly intense fruit in the middle. Fresh and powerful still. Spectacularly complex. Iron and salinity on the finish. Wow — 4 months ago

David Koenen

9.6

Beautiful, intensely perfumed nose. Ripe cherries, wildflowers, orange zest, beautifully broad and full-bodied. Ripe, full-bodied, powerful, yet elegant. A wine that excels in its details. An iron fist in a velvet glove. — 4 months ago

Mark Mannebach

9.3

Dark cherry, boysenberry upfront with a long finish with tobacco and chocolate notes. — a month ago

John Jaye

9.2

The toast, fruit, and bubbles are so good together. Great with Great Lakes potato chips too — a month ago

Andrea Watt

9.0

Green apple, iron, and strawberry. — 2 months ago

with Becky

Conrad Green

9.4

Really lovely and punchy. Vivid fruit, loads of savory tangy fruit. Iron and iodine and a hint of strawberry sweetness. Excellent — 4 days ago

with Bex and David

Jessica Williams

8.9

Anniversary 2025 — a month ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

From 375ml.

A very good Rhone producer visited in 2015.

At pop & pour, the fruits almost had a mid berry bubble gum character. That toned down almost immediately. Fruits are ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, baked plums, raspberries, dark cherries, juicy strawberries, chocolate bar to fudge, grilled, smoked meats, black pepper, dark spice, nutmeg, clove, iron pan, black tea, a touch of rubber toy, slight tarriness, dry herbs, roasted chestnuts, tobacco leaf, dry crushed rocks, dry top soil, hints of mint, dark, red flowers, violet’s, nice acidity with a well balanced-structured, stiffly tensioned with a lush finish that lasts 90 seconds and lands on earthiness & spice.

Plenty of life left in this 2012, even in 375ml. — 4 months ago