1/18/2026: COLMAR FAMILY — 5 months ago
Surprenant que cette bouteille produit par les Brunel (Cuvée des Générations C9P) que ce petit Côtes-du-Rhône, Une nez agréable de garrigue. Une bouche croquante de fruit avec des saveurs de framboise et de garrigue. Très bon et pour le prix ! — 2 years ago
George gave us samples at Privada. Both liked. He says it's pretty reasonably-priced, around $17 — 10 years ago
Whole cluster, no sulfur, no wood; expressive blueberry fruit, spice, fine-grained tannins — 11 years ago
#AgedWineTuesday.
Dark ruby in color with a reddish/ brick rim.
Pretty nose of red and black fruits with cedar, licorice and chocolate notes.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with sweet raspberries, cherries, plums, light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates, black pepper and tobacco leaf.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious 14 year old GSM blend from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Rich, but not extracted. Elegant with lots of chocolate notes. Well balanced with nice complexity.
Impressively fresh and youthful for its age, with good structure and balance. The high alcohol is well integrated by now.
I've had a few vintages of this wine and it is very consistent.
Drinking at its peak, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.
A gorgeous wine to drink by itself or with food.
A blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 20% Mourvedre. Grapes from very old vines are aged in new French oak barrels for 14 months.
15% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$100. — 3 months ago
Chateau de la Gardine Delices Vin Doux Naturel Ambré 2005, Rasteau, France
Pale lemon in color.
Sweet nose with citrus, apples and honey notes.
Full-bodied with medium plus acidity.
Sweet on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing citrus, apples, light earth, herbs and spices.
Long finish, elegant and nicely balanced.
This 20 year old sweet wine from Rasteau is still drinking beautifully. Rich and nicely balanced.
Delicious by itself as a dessert.
100% Grenache grapes.
15.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$50. — 10 months ago

Red fruit, meaty with plum and cherry notes, higher acidity and alcohol. Great — 4 years ago
Nice grenache nose with blackberry notes along with garigue and tapenade touches. This is simple yet very inviting. The palate is very well made with a very strong acid backbone, a nice blackberry note all along, somehow a milky mouthfeel, a powerhouse of a midpalate with a good grip and a very long finish with fruit and that grip, along with a tiny bitter touch. This is simple but very well made. More of this!! — 5 years ago
Great pairing with steak. 2013 vintage — 10 years ago
Bright fruit and plenty of pepper. — 11 years ago
#AgedWineTuesday
Golden in color.
Beautiful nose of citrus, apples, pears, light earth, nuts and spices.
Full-bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with lemons, citrus, apples, spices, light oak and earth.
Long finish with citrus and apples.
This 10 year old Roussanne from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is drinking beautifully now. Elegant and nicely balanced.
Still showing lots of fruits and drinking at its peak. Will continue to do so in the next 5 to 7 years.
Complex and interesting with a nice mouthfeel. Nicely balanced, soft and smooth.
A great sipping wine, easy drinking and better when not too cold.
100% Roussanne grapes from old vines, were handpicked and aged in new French oak barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$90. — 4 months ago
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Red and black fruits on the nose with cedar, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco and chocolates.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with raspberries, strawberries, spices and chocolates.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a very tasty GSM blend from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Elegant and nicely balanced. Tangy and interesting.
Still young, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
Already drinking nicely, even by itself as a sipping wine.
A blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. Aged in large French oak barrels.
14% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$70. — 7 months ago
Soepel, fruitig, licht, pepertje — 2 years ago
Very dry paired with colin fish and then goat cheese. Delicious — 5 years ago
1970 Vintage amazing this wine is 49 year old and still good! From the bottom of the cellar, the cork was leaking a little so we opened it! Had it in June 2019 with friends who visit Chateau la Gardine every year — 7 years ago
Nez griotté . Liquoreux, effluve de noix . — 11 years ago
"Odedi"
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Fruity nose of red and black fruits with light wood, spices, coffee, dark chocolates and light earth.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak, licorice, chocolates and peppercorn.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and cranberries.
This 6 year old GSM blend from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is still young, but already enjoyable even by itself. Rich, robust and elegant.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years.
Easy drinking, and good by itself or with food.
A blend of equal parts of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. Aged in large oak barrels for 16 months.
15% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$175. — 4 days ago