Big deep grapey nose. Tons of granite and blackberry but also red berries as well. A very evocative and encompassing nose. Some pepper, spice and herbs as well. Complex and inviting. Palate is soft and structured with an intense pepperiness. Supple and melty with gorgeous red fruits and also blackberry. Very pure and perfectly balanced with really nice tannins. Excellent wine. — 3 years ago
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. Black plastic cork; the standard for Dard et Ribo. The 2015 “Les Rouges des Baties” pours a deep, dull ruby/purple with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of wild black brambles, oil cured olive, roasted meat, purple flowers, black pepper, a mix of organic and inorganic earth and dried herbs. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. An utterly beautiful expression of Crozes-Hermitage and this worked really well with goose from South Dakota. I’m smitten. Drink now through 2035. — 5 months ago
Great nose. Really enjoyed. — 2 years ago
Full bodied, musky and slightly funky, with a long finish. Great on its own, paired very well with scallops and asparagus. — 2 years ago
Very juicy, fragrant, and nice! My only regret is that I didn't finish it the first night and by the next day it had turned unpalatable. — 3 years ago
Dinner white. Nose has granite and gras. Some exotic fruits and so vivid. Hint of reduction. Palate is so engaging. Granitic intensity, so pure and clean and just shimmering. Simple but so well made. Maybe some complexity will develop with air. Solid 9.2 for now. — 3 years ago
A nice Gamay that pairs well with chili. Consistent with earlier vintage previously posted. November 2022. — 4 years ago
Extra brut.
Nose: strawberry. Mineral.
Palate: yeasty. Red fruits. Delicious. Mineral. Very juicy.
Only 9 cases.
Planet wine $36 — 5 months ago
bottle 1 at septime - smells funkier than it tastes. mineral, apple-y — 2 years ago
Yess! Une petite bombe de fruits! — 2 years ago
Here’s an herbal feller — 3 years ago
Excellent Chardonnay, great wine! — 3 years ago
Super floral and confectionary. Smells like an elite candy store. But also delicate and nimble. Really almost psychedelic nose. Super. Palate is super juicy and tropical but it’s all in check and framed by terrific acid and freshness. Energy for days. Long finish. Superb showing. — 3 years ago
Pick this for something approachable and detailed. Pours a definite Syrah and Syrah being particularly idiosyncratic in many profiles, this happens to be a good one. One I like. Fruity and welcoming and just fine before dinner alongside cheese and olives.
Pours slowly - velvet ribbons in crimson purple. Soft and chewy. Singing...songs of raspberry, blackberry, cedar, cinnamon, and spends some time in metallic mineral corner of the periodic table. — 4 years ago
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Viva la Rhone, et Magnifique! — 2 months ago