Doug Powers

9.3

[Half bottle] This lovely 17-year-old Banyuls has finally knitted together into a very fine example of Dr. Parce Banyuls (old vine Grenache made in the same way as Port), earlier bottles were terribly disjointed and lacking balance and sweetness). Served with Viennese Sacher Torte my wife made for dessert!

Our first Dr. Parce was the 1967 “Vielles Vignes” which was fantastic and is still my reference point. We had that in 1987 at Pierre Gagnaire’s restaurant in St. Etienne, before he moved on to Paris, his staff was kind enough to comp us a bottle — blind — while my brother and I embarrassed ourselves trying to identify the wine!! That bottle was tried with Pierre’s famous “chocolate soup” dessert, the recipe for which was in Patricia Wells’ “Food and Wine Lovers of France” book from the mid-1980s — memorable combination!!! — 3 days ago

with Jim

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.1

Urraca ‘Primera’ Reserva Single Vineyard 2005: Big. Bold. Flavorful. Black fruits. Plum. Vanilla. Oak. Spice. An exciting & expressive Argentinian Bordeaux blend that’s been waiting to be released. Consisting of 70% Malbec & 30% Merlot, that was a perfectly aged wine ready for enjoying “empanadas y vino en familia”! Happy Sunday wine lovers! Cheers🍷 — 3 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.0

April 25, 2020. Housewarming Gift from Jack D, Oct 2016. Pandemic quarantine cellar exploration. So many say ‘drink now!’ From reviews on Cellartracker was worried this might be past it’s prime. Perhaps for big fruity Napa cab lovers it is, but I found it to be quite lovely, despite >15% alcohol. Bordeaux blend by Orin Swift. Black fruit, tobacco. Full bodied. synthetic cork. 😣 — 5 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.7

I would invite you to find a bottle like this older & well stored 03, “The Sisters. “I would enjoy tasting this blind w/ Napa Cult wines & lovers. Then, watch their eyes open wide when I pulled off the brown bag. Many would call Colgin, Scarecrow, Harlan, Bond & the like etc.. I recently paid $50 for this 2003 at auction. That includes tax & auction fees. For vintage, they would call 10, 13 or 14. This is still youthful. Beautiful M+ somewhat rounded tannins, fruit buffet w/ dark pronounced spice. This has ten years plus left.

The palate is round, plush, phat fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, plum, dark cherries, strawberries, purple fruits with blueberries. Dark, well pronounced spice, soft baking spices, sweet graphite, soft, fresh, tobacco notes, used leather warm, gray clay, river-stone, mocha, caramel notes, dry crushed rock, limestone marl, some dry top soil, dark, purple red fresh & withering florals, excellent, round acidity and a well made, balanced, beautifully structured and elegant finish that lasts minutes falling on elegant earth & spice.

TRB made wine. Stunning!!!! — 2 months ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.3

It needs time to open up
After a while it really reminds of a Burgundy
It has class to sell
Less funky than the 2018, but still very fleshy and delicious
It might be that the winemaking hands are changed, but not the beauty of the wine.
Again not a rose for the lovers of a classic Provence crisp rose, more towards being a red i reckon
This wine i am sure can age quite well for few years. It is definitely something you at least wanna try once, but i would not be surprised if you get hooked.
Cheers — 3 years ago

Maxwell Hall

9.0

Really great merlot. As CWM said, a merlot for Cab lovers! Full bodied, but still light enough to drink on its own without too much of the heavy mouth feel. — 5 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

Always one of the best quality/price/pleasure ratios in Morocco. The solar syrah, but with balance.. superb vinification, modern trend, purity, floral, silky touch. The syrah expresses itself wonderfully. To be tested at least once for lovers of the Rhône Nord.

Toujours l’un des meilleurs rapports qualité/prix/plaisir du Maroc. La syrah solaire, mais à l’équilibre.. vinification superbe, tendance moderne, pureté, floral, toucher soyeux. La syrah s’y exprime à merveille. A tester au moins une fois pour les amateurs du Rhône Nord. — 2 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Lovers ❣️
SCORE: 99+ (always room for improvement).

Wine...

93 points — 3 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.2

2018 vintage. Vacation wine!!!! Very welcome in the face of continued uncertainty after such a whirlwind year and a half. Tart cranberry, crabapple, unripe cherry, lime, autumn leaves, dust, black rocks, rosehips, tea. Great alternative for Burgundy lovers. — 3 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

9.2

Sangiovese for burgundy lovers!  perfect with braised pork shanks for a comforting winter meal!  — 5 years ago