5/21/2024 - GARDEN Likes this wine:

Paired with pizza...

5/21/2024 - gkarlsson Likes this wine:

It’s funny that we again tonight paired this bubbly with a spinach omelette for dinner! The wine is light and sparkling , and as I said in a previous note, it is a little lacking in flavor. It’s good enough for a weeknight dinner, but it does not have enough depth.

5/21/2024 - Bob AR wrote:

Not bad. Tasted like a table wine.

5/21/2024 - Linda Kroger wrote:

Excellent

5/20/2024 - kabert wrote:

Still needs more cellar time, but the fruit underneath the tannins is all there and wonderfully ripe and concentrated. This will be awesome in coming years.

5/21/2024 - YogSanFran wrote:

Fantastic wine, found at Costco for $75 ... A steal given a $150 retail price point elsewhere. Decanted for 30min and it was amazing, but will clearly cellar for another 5-10 years as well.

5/21/2024 - Alaskawino Likes this wine:

Best wine of the year. Dark dark purple no bricking. Dark berries and spice on the nose. Palate is very well balanced with dark berries spice and moderate acid and fine tannins. I’m thinking easily another year or two. PnP in big boys glasses.

5/21/2024 - ipp wrote:

past prime

5/21/2024 - YogSanFran wrote:

Great everyday wine at an attractive price point

5/21/2024 - Bakan Does not like this wine:

약간의 흙과 뿌리 맛이 혀에 남는다
바디가 많이 비어 있고 라이트한데
화장품향이 없어지지 않아 불호

5/21/2024 - Jeff Kohn Likes this wine:

A nice fruit-forward bordeaux blend, not particularly complex but pretty decent

5/21/2024 - Robbie O Likes this wine:

A tale of two second growth second label Rauzan (sort of). I pitted this wine against a 2015 Rauzan-Segla “Segla” just for fun, although the two are very different wines with the Segla being a Margaux second label and this wine being Merlot dominant haut-medoc label by Rauzan-Gassies. Both were slow-oxed in bottle for about 6 hours and both tip the scale at a weighty 14.5% alc/vol.

This wine had a bit more of a right bank nose and a dark purple/red appearance with clear to dark red rims. The palate was well balanced with fruit/tannin/acidity and pretty well integrated at this point in time. The fruit is quite rich and dense - I get plums, darker fruits, some earth and a bit of iron/blood oranges on the finish. The depth and concentration here, with a decently long finish, suggest fruit sourced of a very decent pedigree and certainly punching way above its CAD $36.95 price point at LCBO in Toronto.

I will comment on the “Segla” separately under its own wine ratings, but with the Segla at a CAD$77.95 price point, I would say the clear winner is the 2016 l’Orme de Rauzan-Gassies on a quality-to-price ratio, if not even straight head-to-head. Great value and well made for what it is.

Both of these wines were better enjoyed with food - for me this was mixed charcuterie (Bresaola, strong la Sauvagine cheese, etc). Also got more enjoyable brought down to cellar temperature after opening up for 5-6 hours to breathe, it took heat out of the higher alcohol and put more focus back to the wines’ structure. One of the biggest mistakes we usually make is drinking our good whites too cold and our good red wines too warm.

Lovely wine for the price and strongly recommend.

5/21/2024 - WineCPA wrote:

Keeps getting better. Sure sign that Wohler Pinots can age. The earth and mushroom are just starting to really show their stuff. Medium bodied with medium acidity. Beautiful now. Black cherry on the palate followed by forest floor, mushroom and some tar. Quite good now, but can go another 5 years.

5/22/2024 - Bakan wrote:

이미 적기가 한참 지난느낌
서쳐에는 아직 2년정도 여유가 있게 나오지만
약간의 꽃향과 살짝 올드한 향이 섞여있다
바디가 너무 비어서 팔렛이 별로 느껴지지 않고
시간이 지나니 신 맛이 조금 올라온다

5/21/2024 - Backdoctor wrote:

a bit long in the tooth. Very dry, slight amount of fruit left

5/21/2024 - DrELW Likes this wine:

This is a semi-transparent medium purple colored wine. The palate is very varietal and very typical of the Williams Selyem style. There's black cherry, blackberry, and raspberry on the palate. The consistency is fleshy and the body is medium. There's some bitterness on the finish that's not attributed to tannins. This wine exhibits simple complexity. It's very well made as is everything I've drunk from Williams Selyem, but it's not my favorite vineyard select from their portfolio. There exists some Burgundian qualities to this wine.

5/21/2024 - Daveluca wrote:

GRAPE VARIETIES
90% Grenache Noir, 10% Mourvèdre.
TERROIR
Cambrian mica-schist terraces, overlooking
the sea in “lieu-dit” Taillelauque.
HARVEST
Hand-picked in small crates early in the
morning.
VINIFICATION
The harvest is destemmed without crushing
prior to vinification. Extraction is carried out by
pumping over the first week, then the
following 4 weeks the extraction is carried out
by slow infusion to build the wine’s finesse.
MATURING
70% in concrete vats to 30% in demi-muids,
for 15-18 months.
TASTING
Colour: crimson hue with bluish tints.
Nose: the nose is initially dominated by black
fruit, blueberry and graphite notes, and then
opens onto hints of spices and violet.
Palate: the attack is full, with a fresh,
sophisticated palate of silky tannins.
The blueberry notes make way for spicy notes
that linger on a long-lasting salty finish with
a hint of iodine. Great finesse and purity.
Recommended food pairing:
veal chop with wild mushrooms, catalan rack
of lamb with rosemary-laced rough mashed
potatoes, griddled tuna.
Serving temperature: 17-18°C.
Sommelier’s recommendation:
we recommend to decant this wine.
Ageing potential: 10 to 15 years.

5/21/2024 - Wineben84 Likes this wine:

Red fruit, little bit of blackberry/raspberry jam flavor, slight minerality. Mild and round tannins, balanced acidity, and a medium to long finish.

5/21/2024 - Backdoctor wrote:

Was just spectacular after 4 hour decant. Balanced, full bodied, coats your mouth

5/21/2024 - Iskama Likes this wine:

This is everything I could ever want a Bordeaux grape to be, but it could never be from Bordeaux. What a wine. Stunning.

5/21/2024 - Backdoctor wrote:

Just spectacular wine showing slight hints of its age

5/21/2024 - Jhalpern27 Likes this wine:

I will always have a soft spot for these Pinots. Rod always does a great job with all of his wines, consistently good and able to age.

5/21/2023 - _nickbyron Likes this wine:

Not extremely heavy yet dark and a bit earthy (mushroomy?) on the open.
Violets, bramble, red fruit. Juicy.
Gentle silky tannins, ripe.
Nice natural herbaceousness.

5/21/2024 - ogres3 Likes this wine:

Delicious. Drinking well. Looking for my '15s. About everything you could want from a zin.

5/21/2024 - sjp1323 Likes this wine:

Still drinking well.

5/21/2024 - EvoPeteMTL Likes this wine:

As good as my last one. Two specials feats for me on this wine: 1. It has hints of spruce like on a savagnin and 2. lots of flintstone like on a great burgundy chardonnay. Drinks very well now and will improve in the short future (2-3 years). Awesome wine.

5/21/2024 - Graniwinkle Likes this wine:

Crisp, very bright, but dark undertone, medium body, light tannin, roast meat, sour plum, mace, chalky finish. Very nice.

5/21/2024 - MD Matt wrote:

Terri really likes this wine

5/21/2024 - dlduchon Likes this wine:

Nice, lighter style Pinot with a tangy finish. Impressive balance, interesting aromatics.

5/21/2024 - mercurius wrote:

Just gorgeous

5/21/2024 - BadOyster wrote:

A step more round in the mid-palate, with a light, airy, marshmallow-like presence. But I miss the ginger spice and tactile acidity. Still a great bottle, but I wish I had more Suduiraut.

5/21/2024 - M.M. wrote:

Decanted (but didn't wait very long before tasting)
C: Some sediment poured into the decanter. Pretty pink-ish purple color as it poured. Medium ruby red in the glass.
S: On the grapey end of cherry smell, raspberry, hint of carmel
S2: Cherry cream
T: Medium body (some oiliness), red cherry, raspberry, tannic up front, some tartness leading into tannic middle,
R: It's fine (1) Buy again (1)

5/21/2024 - lake.vino Likes this wine:

It’s getting to the point where improvement is not happening. So drink up. Petrol mineral, gooseberry, chives. Tingly acid, rounded with age, but still incisive. Fruit and herbs there supported by long mineral finish. A decade old Sancerre showing this much freshness and complexity is amazing and ever so pleasing. More classic Sancerre than Boulay but just as high in quality.

5/21/2024 - KGM wrote:

DAM likes this a lot, had it at TTC.

5/19/2024 - edog22 Likes this wine:

Med pink color. Medium light body, with cranberry. Shorter finish.

5/21/2024 - paulst Likes this wine:

Light licorice and cherry; balanced; elegant finish.

5/21/2024 - Vas19 wrote:

2013 is a sleeper white burg vintage. This has great balance, length, complexity. Orchard fruit, almonds. This is in a nice spot, but based on this bottle it may still have room for improvement with age.

5/21/2024 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine:

Not bad especially for the price

5/21/2024 - Smksmk Likes this wine:

Dark fruit including blackberry, cherry and blueberry. Subtle spice of pepper, chocolate and tobacco. Not their best offering from this vineyard, but still tasty.

5/21/2024 - chitowncdpguy wrote:

Gorgeous wine - probably most noticeable is the very long and unctuous finish. Lemon cough drop without the medicinal, rocky minerality, some wood hints (maybe a sandalwood kind of scent). The nose is nice, even moreso on the palate.

5/21/2024 - Ideasthatstick Likes this wine:

This wine, beautiful in the glass, not too challenging, complements food, a steal and a nice Bordeaux at that. Big fruity nose which has been described in detail in other notes, soft palate seemingly resolved (or close to) tannins and a lovely mouthfeel. Just a real nice wine. Nothing stands out above and beyond but who really cares? This bottle is ready to drink. If you’re looking to be moved, this ain’t it. If you’re looking for a totally respectable bottle of wine that can be paired with most anything (cod or salmon or sole, ah no) seared tuna, roasted chicken, sausage and peppers, broccoli rapini, sausage on orecchiette (which is what I’m having), steak, then yes. What I like most about this wine is it just delivers what it is and that is, to me, good. No breathing, deciphering or decanting, PNP.. No science. Quite nice. And for the price, you cannot lose. This brings up my question: You are somewhere in France - Paris, Lille, Bordeaux or Toulouse -in a bistro, brassiere - for this price, would you complain? I think not. And if you are in northern New Mexico as I am right now, I’m not complaining. Looking for the big guns, not this bottle. Because it’s so sure of itself, a real crowd pleaser. Oh and the label is nice. Drink it now..

5/21/2024 - roobs Likes this wine:

First English sparkler. This one has lively acidity and freshness. Decently long finish, but not a ton of complexity to the wine. Apple and red berries mostly. Maybe slight orange zest.

Went perfectly with salmon and rhubarb.

5/21/2024 - Atwellian wrote:

Deep garnet with bright garnet rim. Aromatic on opening. Cherry, lavender, blackberry. Savory notes, slight astringency, black cherry with a hint of plum. Very pleasant. Youthful. Medium finish.

5/21/2024 - cos65 Likes this wine:

Light clear garnet.
Juicy and lightish Nebbiolo but with enough structure to keep it interesting

5/21/2024 - MarcoReus wrote:

By the glass at Nora Gray in Montreal. Orchard fruit, white flowers, and thyme on the nose. Medium body, totally dry. Dense, ripe apple on palate, no noticeable alcohol. Pretty savory, well balanced, medium plus acid. Long finish that brings a honey element into the equation. Quite good!

5/21/2024 - KJD45$ wrote:

Very consistent with my previous note

5/21/2024 - fredfta wrote:

Wip

5/20/2024 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine:

Lees and yeast lead the nose here, followed by limestone, lemon juice, ripe white peach and fresh tarragon. Smells elegant, with a medium intensity of aromas. The palate is more complex and intense, showing flavors of ripe white nectarines, ripe papaya, lemon juice, cumin and anise. The latter two spices show best toward the finsh. Texturally rounded, with a medium + intensity of flavors. Not as youthful as I thought it would be at this age. Deep and profound.

Medium body with medium acid. I agree on all the comments suggesting "simple seafood" as the pairing. While not traditional, it went absolutely perfectly with a chirashi bowl (that included uni and plenty of seared/smoked fish). Drink now or hold this for 2-3 more years.

5/21/2024 - djinc01 wrote:

This bottle was done. Not drinkable

5/21/2024 - RichardP wrote:

Ether, cherry, and peach (?) on the nose. On the palate, black cherry, blackberry, and notes of currant, dark chocolate, and a hint of cigar box, with light tannins and well-balanced acidity. This was excellent, but I was hoping for this to reach another level given the vintage. Even so, it was a good value at about $100. Although it's in its drinking window, it will probably improve.