Doug Powers

8.9

Honey and lemon aromas and flavors in this solid aged CA Rhone Blanc, 75% Roussanne in this particular vintage, nice balance, good weight and depth, lingering finish, only thing missing is the oily, viscous component that many French Rhone Blanc made predominantly with Roussanne or Marsanne often exhibit. A bottle we had of this exact same wine back in February of this year showed much better. — 13 days ago

with Jim

Jay Kline

9.4

Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service. The 2005 “Panoplie” pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous, with notes of ripe and desiccated black and red fruit: blackberries, Marionberries, raspberries, black cherry, strawberry, leather, mushrooms, purple flowers, cocoa, old wood and a mix of dry organic and inorganic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and simply delicious. Drink now through 2040+. — 2 months ago

Albert Phelps

8.9

Full of dark fruits with consistent finish. I think it needs more time to open up for smoother flavor. — 3 months ago

Doug Powers

8.9

Honeyed and viscous, solid balancing acidity, mineral notes show on palate and the medium-long finish, very good California Roussanne! — 2 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

[44% Mourvèdre, 43% Grenache, 9% Counoise, 4% Cinsaut] Tavel-style medium-dark salmon color Rose that I look forward to trying every year, very French-like with the Mourvèdre really showing, the Grenache adds some very nice round redfruits, the Counoise and Cinsault really lifting the acid and the wine, quite a full-bodied rose, longish finish, as always, very, very good!! — a month ago

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Jason Keefer

9.0

Light start with velvety tannic finish, dried fruit and herbs, nose hits a bit like a sour plum. Fun to try it on its own! — 2 months ago

with Natasha

Doug Powers

9.0

Clean and refreshing CA Rhone Blanc, at age 6 this is still quite youthful, good acid, nice balance, medium-long finish, should improve further. — 13 days ago

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Eric Urbani

9.1

Our go-to Rose for the last of Summer (in Cali) — 19 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2023 vintage. Delicious and giving now. Hard to deny. Easy to love. 08.30.25. — 2 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

- 38% Viognier 32% Grenache Blanc 22% Marsanne 8% Roussanne. Nose has wet hay, marzipan, fresh and fermented pear, wet limestone. Fairly intense but lovely and balanced in the mouth. A bit of unripe pear fruit, grapefruit zest, loads of stony minerality taking over as the finish progresses, with a nice bitter prickle at the end. Very nice acids. I like this a lot. — 4 months ago