Jody Wycech

9.5

Deep garnet color. Aroma is complex oak notes with cedar, rosemary and cocoa. Very fruity with currant, blackberry, wild raspberry. Notes of rose and thyme. Flavor is a full bodied red with fresh oak barrel, vanilla, cherry/blueberry, and firm but gentle tannins. — 8 days ago

with Ethan, Peter and 1 other

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.4

Beautiful fruit - berries on the plate and a smooth finish. So different than other over the top high rated Syrah! — 4 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.5

Tasted at the winery. Profound wine. Deep color compared to the regular Côte Rotie. Driven by old-vine serine inclusion. Could contemplate for hours ... — 7 years ago

Edward Patten

8.9

Nice drinkable red blend. Earthy dark fruit and a hint of cherry. (2017). Thank you Sarah Okelly — 7 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Really delicious. Rich yet relatively high toned. 13.3%! Impressive. Day 2, kind of strange. Lowered rating a bit. — 4 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.4

This is not Macabeu, as Delectable indicates. It’s 100% Serine. Much like the Segna de Cor cuvée, it’s fresh, tense and incredibly detailed for a red from such hot, hardscrabble terroir. Smashing purity; all the great Syrah feels you get from the world’s masters of the grape. Extraordinary and fine. — 6 years ago

Andy Tam

9.0

Needs to breathe for like a whole day given the strong tannin. Spicy velvet raspberry and complex root finish. 90/10 Syrah/viognier blend. Grown on very steep hillside — 8 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

This bottle was opened sometime earlier in the evening before a glass was handed to me. Pacalet’s 2018 Cornas pours, a deep ruby purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with wild notes of ripe and tart black and red fruits: mixed brambles, freshly cracked black pepper, bacon fat, lavender, dried green herbs and gentle warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Considering Philippe is Burgundian, I think he does a great job with Cornas; certainly showing a sense of place with the feral nature of Serine. Drink now through 2038. — 8 months ago

Jena Wilson

9.5

One day in Armenia. Lovely dinner at Sherep with Joe paired with this perfect 2018 dry wine. — 5 years ago

Stephen Osgood

9.2

80% serine 20% viognier — 8 years ago