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• derekjohn Likes this wine: 89 points

  February 12, 2013 - Lovely meaty nose, sweet saddle leather. Full in the mouth and still fairly youthful. Drinking now to 2015 at least. Good example of CH and French syrah.

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• Andrewbdc wrote: 86 points

  December 7, 2012 - Dark purple, clear, no sign of age. Clean, dark fruits on the nose, but less typically Syrah than I expected - no pepper and spice. Nicely integrated tannins, nicely rounded fruits. Medium finish. This is nice enough but not great - clearly second compared to the Cape Mentelle Shiraz we tasted alongside it.

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• DavidDay wrote: 89 points

  October 14, 2012 - Slightly reduced to begin with, but that funky blows off, better on the second day. Good fruit, ample tanin.

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• Zed57 wrote: 93 points

  August 28, 2012 - I loved this wine. Dripping in terroir it has a beautiful nose and flavors of licorice, black cherry and an iron backbone. I did not expect much from this wine but was blown away. Drink it soon as it has surely peeked.

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• Matt T wrote: 87 points

  June 30, 2012 - Tasted this after the Delas Bessards 2007, so this never really had a chance. Some elements of spice, but hard to get over the green notes. 2007 was a stellar vintage in the Rhone, but the 2007 Crozes-Hermitage I have tried have all seemed green and stemmy to me. I think 2006 is a better vintage for the Crozes.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Delas Frères
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Domaine des Grands Chemins
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Crozes-Hermitage

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• In Cellars 33 (32%)
• Consumed 71 (68%)

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