"Slightly more fresh/bright than the Mazane, the 2015 Vacqueyras Grande Garrigue (Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, and Mourvèdre) offers pure, clean notes of blackberries, plums, peppery herbs and garrigue. Balanced, medium to full-bodied, nicely textured and with moderate tannin, it's going to keep through 2025."
- Jeb Dunnuck (October 2017), 91 pts
"This juicy, gorgeously fruity wine boasts pristine blackberry and mulberry flavors. While lavish in body and concentration, it's nuanced by elegant shades of dried sage, granite and refreshing acidity. Its ripe, persistent tannins should melt nicely over the next 3–5 years. - Anna Lee C. Iijima"
Wine Enthusiast (July 1st 2018), 91pts
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- Wine Enthusiast (July 2019), 91 pts
- Jeb Dunnuck (September 2018), 92 pts
- Jeb Dunnuck (September 2019, Southern Rhône Part 2: 2017 & 2018 from Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Cairanne, and Rasteau), 92 pts
"Deep brilliant ruby. Heady, mineral-laced red berry liqueur, spicecake and floral aromas are complemented by suggestions of dusty minerals and succulent herbs. Vibrant, sharply focused raspberry and bitter cherry flavors become deeper and sweeter with air and pick up musky licorice and candied lavender nuances. Shows impressive energy and solid thrust on the impressively long, red-fruit-dominated finish, which is given shape by supple, slow-building tannins. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (February 2020), 92-93 pts
"Whiffs of crème de cassis are accented by smoke and char in this full-bodied, juicy red. The palate is quite pristine, loaded with pert blackberry and black cherry flavors juxtaposed by a tangy acidic edge. The finish is long and marked by fine-grained, persistent tannins. Ready now but should hold through 2028. - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA"
- Wine Enthusiast (December 2020), 90 pts
