Shay A

9.3

@Delectable Wine : This is the La Pierelle Hermitage Blanc. I didn’t see it in the database.

Project between Louis Barruol (of Chateau Saint Cosme) and Kermit Lynch. From the small plot called La Pierrelle near the top of the hill (vines are more than eighty years old). 100% Marsanne.

Pours a bright-gold color. Aromatically you can smell the dried apricots and honeysuckle from a foot away. Classically viscous and waxy, but by no means cloying or flabby. Reminds me of those Bit-O-Honey candies as a kid with honeyed-lemon followed by some truffle Marcona almonds at the finish. Mid-palate texture is weighty and the finish is lengthy. Fruit isn’t dominant here (as expected) but the complexity with the almond skin/waxy bitter notes is beautiful. I love Rhône whites.

Followed over two days and stayed consistent. Pop and pour now for stage one, or hold 7-10yrs for marsanne’s stage two revival. — 20 days ago

romo

9.3

Pure electric slate. 🦀 — 2 years ago

Martinez

9.2

This outstanding clarete by Jorge Monzón of Dominio del Águila has emerged as the benchmark for the revival of Clarete. Sourced from old vineyards in La Aguilera, it is a blend of approximately 35% Tempranillo, 35% Albillo and other red and white grapes such as Bobal, Bruñal, Garnacha and Pirulés, all co-planted and fermented together. Complex, vibrant, just perfect to spend a hot summer afternoon.
— 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Gorgeous and mature QBA with outrageous length, acids and texture. Just an awesome wine and really showing well. 9.5 for an 11 year old QBA? This really is stunning. The length is inconceivable for a wine of this pedigree. And that haunting texture. Wow! — 5 months ago

Norman Gennaro

9.3

St. Patrick’s in style. This is the muscat finish which was not overpowering but I think will be better once the bottle gets a bit of air (just cracked tonight). The 18 is a bit more potent/concentrated right out of the gate compared to the 15 but does have more depth. Need to try again on a couple of weeks. — 2 years ago

Chad Henderson

9.1

Nose is bubbly cherries. Taste is fun, effervescent with strawberry and dry finish. This would trick the heck out of someone. Looks like a heavy red wine, but taste like a sparkling. Revival Market virtual event with Alessandro Medici from Italy. — 4 years ago

with Kristen

Ryan Guy

9.3

Bordelaise in style. Fresh plum, forest berries, cracked peppercorn, with hints of all spice and clove. Elegant red cherry, cassis, and baking spice coat the palate with lifted acidity over time tannin. Milk chocolate shavings and plum lead on the mid palate. Finish pits a pine sap character against bold world acidity and cherry jubilee type fruit. Balanced well. Needed a couple hours of air to open up. Drink or hold for 10 years. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Gorgeous nose. Peach, tangerine, citrus, huge minerals. Softer. Peach skin. Juicy and incisive. Amazing finish. Juicy and clean. Full of fruit and mineral. Gorgeous long finish. Very clean and mineral. — 8 months ago

Mark S.

9.0

Fruity, cosmetic, roses. Complexity. Elegant. Balanced acidity. Merlot rich? CF, CS. Leather. 15 @16100, Pieroth, 240413
Floral! Transparent cherry red from CF. Then MR CS. Lastly leather. Changed a lot. This wine has a good story, revival from 2007. 15 @16100, P - Eric’s, 240625 — 10 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

See previous Delectable note. I love this style of wine - also a great back story. Black cherry, red licorice, dried plum - ripe and intoxicating on the nose. Slaty, minerally even gravelly yet full bodied and savoury with plush rich fruit, Mediterranean herbs like fennel. You need to taste this wine while watching the Documentary, “Dreaming of Wine “ about the pioneers of the revival of Priorat, like Rene Barbier, the creator of Clos Mogador which I am sipping while watching. Makes me want to buy more Priorat. We are planning a visit there in May this year. 49% Garnacha, 25.% Carinena, 16% Syrah, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. — 3 years ago