Byron Hewett

9.2

Pretty good. Enjoyed at Monarque in Montreal. — 6 months ago

Steve Medbery

9.6

Honeydew Melon, lime, green apple. Outstanding — a year ago

John Malcolm

9.4

Beautiful garnet color. Smokey, musty, and earthy on the nose. Cedar, black raspberries, leather, and tobacco. Well integrated and not overpowering. Very satisfying finish. A real treat to drink a 40-year old wine that is so pleasing to smell, look at, and taste. — 2 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

When I lived in Houston in the aughts, I drank a few fragrant Cotes Du Rhônes from this estate, so I was eager to try their Giggie, even though I’ve grown tired of Southern Rhônes as the climate has warmed and Phillipe Cambie seemingly put a spell over the majority of producers. Well, this is a bit better than the typical blocky, heavy wines that seem increasingly prevalent there. It’s densely colored (of course), but the nose has a bit more elegance and nuance than the typical Gigondas estate these days, showing fresh dark berry fruit, really interesting almost chaparral-like garrigue/earth notes, warm stones, and meadowy wildflowers. In the mouth it’s dense, but a little lighter than the new norm thank goodness, with nice savory flavors and decent acids. Tannins are soft. It won’t make me forget Giggies from the early ‘80s, but it’s nice. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Brought by a friend from his cellar. Popped and poured. The 2016 “Les Charmes Dessus” pours a bright yellow color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with rather powerful notes of tropical fruits: pineapple and passion fruit with some lemons, honeysuckle, caramel, limestone minerals and subtle baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and grippy, slightly chalky. There is a very attractive, creamy texture too. A very lovely wine that works pretty darned well with octopus carpaccio. Drink now through 2031. — 10 months ago

Steve Rura

9.3

Very nice aged red burg. Subtle and delicate. Had it with cast iron sausage lasagna, and it didn’t qnite hold up. Better with something lighter. Showed much better on day 2. — 2 years ago

Michael H

9.2

Plenty of mineral and long lemony finish — 4 years ago

Pablo Rivera

9.3

Nose of nuts, brioche, vanilla, apples, and light citrus. On the palate, rich lemon and slight grapefruit, cooked apples, toast, vanilla. Excellent balance. 2015 vintage in 2024. — 10 months ago

with Alexandria

Stu

9.1

Classic volnay champans — 2 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.5

Gorgeous wine. — 3 years ago