Wine Enthusiast
92 Points
This wine is a rich, smooth blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah. The ripe, smooth texture gives intensity and complexity to this wine that should be ready to drink from late 2019.
Wine Enthusiast
91 points
Named after the footpath that monks followed to the top of Sainte-Victoire mountain, this wine brings out the texture and the richness of this region of Côtes de Provence. It is made from organically grown grapes, bringing ripe, full-flavored fruit to balance with the good acidity. Drink this rich wine now.
Wine Enthusiast
90 points
This is an intense, structured wine with great acidity as well as swathes of red fruits. A rich wine dominated by peppery Grenache, it also has a pure, red-currant flavor. The acidity is tight and refreshing. The wine will be better with food. Drink now.
Wine Enthusiast
93 points
This is a rich, impressive cuvée, named after the cross perched above the vineyards at a height of 3,000 feet. It is packed with ripe strawberry fruits as well as a full and rounded character.
The Wine Advocate
91 Points
“The 2017 Cotes de Provence Sainte Victoire Rose le Pas du Moine is a much bigger, richer wine than the winery's Esprit Gassier. Passion fruit aromas lead off on the nose, followed by hints of guava and pink grapefruit."
Vinous
91 points
Pale peach skin. Intensely perfumed, mineral-accented strawberry, nectarine and orange zest scents and a hint of lavender. Silky, seamless and precise on the palate, offering incisive red berry and citrus fruit flavors and an exotic touch of honey.
Vinous
90 points
Pale onion skin. Fresh strawberry and tangerine scents, joined by a sexy floral nuance that builds in the glass. Dry and nervy on the palate, offering tangy red berry flavors underscored by a dusty mineral element.
Vinous
92 points
"Bright orange-pink. Fresh, mineral-accented red berries and citrus fruits on the mineral-accented nose. Juicy, focused and light on its feet, offering sappy tangerine and strawberry flavors that deepen steadily on the back half. The mineral note comes back strong on the impressively long, penetrating finish, which leaves a suave floral note behind."
Wine Enthusiast
91 points
“Organically grown grapes from one of the top Provence estates have produced this light grey-pink colored wine. It is a delicious fruity confection of bright red berries and tangy acidity. There is an attractive touch of minerality…”
Decanter
90 points
Wine Enthusiast
93 points
"Aged in wood, this wine is rich and spicy. Its fruit though is beautifully in balance, ripe with raspberry and red-currant fruits that are shot through with lemon acidity. This is a full-bodied wine, impressively structured and likely to age for a year or two. It is named after the 946 steps up the mountain behind the estate. Drink from late 2017."
jamessuckling.com
90 points
“Aromas of dried peaches, green apples and pears follow through to a full body, layered and rich fruit and a flavorful finish. Savory."
The Tasting Panel
91 points
“Pale pink color; citrus nose; juicy, rich and dry with hints of orange, grapefruit and citron; dense, floral, flavorful, rich—and meant for food.”
Vinous
91 points
"Brilliant orange-pink. Potent, mineral-accented red berry, cherry pit and blood orange scents show very good clarity and lift. Taut and focused on the palate, offering concentrated red currant and bitter cherry flavors that deepen and become sweeter on the back half. Smoothly blends depth and energy and finishes long and minerally, with a suave floral note coming in late."
Vinous
90 points
"Light bright orange-pink. Aromas of pungent red berries, cherry and blood orange; a minerally element adds vivacity. Sappy and seamless in texture, offering spice-tinged raspberry, tangerine and candied rose flavors that deepen and spread out with air. Smoothly plays richness off vivacity and finishes long and focused, displaying a subtle mineral quality and a hint of candied orange zest."
The Tasting Panel
91 points
“Pale pink color; citrus nose; juicy, rich and dry with hints of orange, grapefruit and citron; dense, floral, flavorful and rich; meant for food.”