Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Medium light ruby , quite wide light ruby rim . On the nose shows good complexity with sous bois , truffle , cherry and raspberry. On the palate this is again more tertiary in character , with those cherry fruits complementing the earthy sous bois notes . With time this shows a mineral , stony undertow , but stays fresh and vital , with those cherry and raspberry notes . Very fine , ripe but grippy tannins . Fresh acidity and good balance , good velvety mouthfeel . This is great now though improves with time in the glass , so there is absolutely no rush here , from now and over the next 10 years perhaps. An excellent showing for this challenging year . At Auberge de l’ill, Illhaeusen. — 15 days ago

Irina Georgieva

9.1

Well balanced wine, deep and rich taste — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Winegeeks cjs/elp — 8 months ago

Steve Messinger

9.0

This is the 2017 from Xavier Gerard. Black pepper lavender and mint. Still very young — 9 months ago

vickie

10

Really great. William initially told us. Order thru Rays — 3 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.6

Special wine! — 4 years ago

Ben Christen

9.2

Yummy natural Syrah. Great nose, pepper, some light VA that integrates nicely. Inky. Delicious. — 5 years ago

with Ellen

Alvaro Bustillos

9.8

Acker auction @ marea — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.7

Cata winegeeks cdjrz magnum
5to lugar — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.4

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. — 4 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Amigos cuu — 9 months ago

TJ Maxwell

9.4

2002 is drinking quite nice — 10 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Consistent with previous—reliably excellent rhone white — 3 years ago

Ben Christen

9.6

Delicious. Tasted like more. Great blue fruit coolness. — 5 years ago

with Ellen

Alvaro Bustillos

9.7

Aaron brown — 3 months ago

Tegan Marriott

9.4

Viva la Rhone, et Magnifique! — 2 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

This is like wine candy and not in the way I normally refer to wine candy. In this case, fruity but a bit too sweet. This tastes like a higher brix pick than I prefer w/ my red burgundy. The sweetness does fade some after it long sets.

Black cherries, strawberries, raspberries with some blue fruit. Eucalyptus, a pungent herbaceous quality, dry top soil, dry limestone powder, fresh & used tobacco, dry leather, dry twig, pronounced barrel shavings, soft baking spices- strong clove, understated cinnamon, nutmeg & vanillin, some grilled meats, pepper, mid berry cola, dry river stone, nice red, dark, blue florals with violets, excellent acidity and a well knitted structure-tension, needs more time to be well balanced but elegant & polished long finish that lasts minutes and long sets on dry earth minerals & spice.

Maybe, better with a good long cellaring? — 7 months ago

Kristen Grimes

10

Toasting to 10 years at sunrise in Arches National Park ❤️ — 3 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

This 1998 from magnum aged gracefully but reflects the hardness of the vintage. Still, it was enjoyable. — 5 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.1

Dark florals, red and black fruits, cracked black pepper, pure, slightly natty 👌 — 5 years ago