6/26/2022 - rydda wrote:

Pretty good! Have been drinking a lot of this CdR during the years, and it's never disappointing. Fine fruit and dark berries. 89+. Good value!

6/18/2021 - rydda wrote:

Xavier CdP use to be a favorite among the not so expensive CdPs. But this one seems to be a little one-dimensional still, like a better Côte-du-Rhône. Dark fruit and berries, quite hot and with some spices. I'll keep some bottles for at least 2-3 years, probably longer. Now 90 p.

10/17/2020 - rydda wrote:

Very good, fresh and a lot of citrus.

7/19/2020 - rydda wrote:

Dark in color, dark berries, fruity and really good now, but will live on for many years. 92-93p.

7/15/2020 - rydda wrote:

Very good! Honey, citrus, harmonic, well-balanced and petroleum at last. 93-94p.

5/9/2020 - rydda wrote:

Young but already a great wine, full of wonderful dark fruit and well-balanced. 96p.

5/8/2020 - rydda wrote:

Good, well balanced, mature "Italian Bordeaux". 91p.

4/12/2020 - rydda wrote:

Good Amarone, not too sweet, mature and well balanced, to drink now and a couple of following years. 93p.

1/22/2020 - rydda wrote:

Lovely scent, dark fruit, dark berries, violets, prunes. Similar taste, soft, with good acidity, some alcohol. Surprisingly mature and suitable to drink already. Will buy more (Little more than 10 € for 37,5 cl here in Sweden. More than worth the price).

1/5/2020 - rydda wrote:

Good, healthy and with very clear citrus character. 91p.

1/3/2020 - rydda wrote:

Fragrance of black currant, juniper, dried fruit, ripe, cherry. Very good, balanced, ripe, plump, sweet and long aftertaste. We were 8 experienced wine tasters who tried this with 7 other good wines, and this was by far the best. Very good wine, which can be drunk for many years to come. 94+.

12/30/2019 - rydda wrote:

Very good, and well-balanced. Great now, but no hurry if you have some bottles left. Dark berries and dark chocolate. We all enjoyed this wine more than a (good) Barbaresco.

12/24/2019 - rydda wrote:

Wellalanced fine CdP on it's peak (?).

12/22/2019 - rydda wrote:

Quite good, a little stylish, blackberries, yes maybe licorice. I liked this, though it was a bit yummy. 89p. 2:nd day more raisin and a little bit to sweet. 87p.

12/2/2019 - rydda wrote:

As always a nice wine, more than worth it's price. 15p/87-88p.

10/17/2019 - rydda wrote:

Very light, looks, smells and tastes like a pinot noir, but it's 100% pais, from old vines. Very fresh, at most medium bodied. A lot of red berries. To be drunk not to warm. Nice wine. 89-90p.

7/20/2019 - rydda wrote:

Nice, medium bodied quite soft but fresh. We, five adults, like it! Good quality with the look of a Provence-wine. 88p.

7/16/2019 - rydda wrote:

190715 with friends. Deep, dark color, great nose, very fruity, full-bodied but at the same time elegant, rich darkberriestaste. A lovely wine from a great producer. Bought at the wonderful Printemps de Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016.

9/21/2018 - rydda wrote:

Quite light, a lot of red fruit, fresh. Good quality, still young. Will be interesting to follow. (Old winemaking area, near the border to Portugal, young modern producer, local vines) 88-89p.

4/14/2018 - rydda wrote:

Good wine! Fine to drink now and a couple of years ahead, I think.

3/18/2018 - rydda wrote:

Good wine, but a little bit too much alcohol and even too much dark sweet fruit. 90p, P- (not worth the price though a fine wine).

9/16/2017 - rydda wrote:

Typical better Tuscanywine, still a lot of tannins. Cherries and some dark chocolate. A little more than medium bodied. Think I will hold my second bottle a couple of years. 16+p/89p.

9/8/2017 - rydda Likes this wine:

Great CdP, still quite young. Dark ruby, fruity, almost full-bodied but still elegant and harmonic with some sweetness of berries. A very good wine that will last for many years. 94p (at least).

8/19/2017 - rydda wrote:

Very dark, yet quite young,colur. Big nose, dark fruit, spicy and with a lot of alcohol. Heavy wine, you get much for the money, but this is from an excellent estate! I Think it will develop well a couple of years on.

12/31/2016 - rydda Likes this wine:

Wonderful, elegant, well balanced new yearseve-wine, perfect to drink now.

11/19/2016 - rydda wrote:

Good elegante CdP with richness some sweetness and good balance. We (four) really liked this, which seems to be ready to drink now and for a couple of years to come. Good value!

9/24/2016 - rydda wrote:

Not as big nose as I had expected, but a warm, well balanced, fruity and grenachesweet very good flavor. Ready to drink but will last a couple of years. 92-93p.

6/20/2016 - rydda wrote:

Deep black/purple. Big nose with dark fruit, still young but very good taste, filled with fruit, cloase tot some Southern Rhônewines. Superb now but will develop the next 5 years or more. 91+.

6/12/2016 - rydda Likes this wine:

Very good day 1, evan better day 3. Fruity, medium-bodied, very good, like sweets but elegante. Like this Ventoux very much!

9/24/2015 - rydda wrote:

82p