1997 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers

Community Tasting Notes (6) Median Score: 93 points

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  5/31/2019 - Marc C wrote: 92 Points

  Tres joli nez évolué, notes sanguines, ferreuses, fumées, de fleurs séchées avec encore du fruit en arrière plan.
  
  Bouche en pleine forme avec de la densité et du volume, ainsi que des tanins fondus. L'ensemble est tenu par une acidité bien équilibrée par cette belle matière.
  
  Finale de bonne longueur sur la complexité aromatique du nez.
  
  Superbe, par contre il lui faut une petite heure d'ouverture pour s'exprimer pleinement. Il était encore meilleur le soir !

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  6/10/2018 - guribh wrote: 93 Points

  Shockingly - the best showing to date. The funky acidity was more in check, so we had a pretty classy, harmonious savory/sweet mature-Syrah experience.

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  4/5/2013 - Ramberg wrote: 93 Points

  Mmm.!
  Lovely mature nose, with French stable, ammonium, licorice, smoke and game.
  Some glue on the nose, that fooled me.
  Served blind, three out of three had this as an old Barolo.
  Very soft & good fruit, with no tannins remaining.
  Still, really good wine, with a good long finish and a good match to the steak tartar tonight.
  Still very much alive.
  Looks older in the glass.

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  2/21/2012 - guribh wrote:

  Similar notes to 7/2011 tasting. Holds up fine (on the positive side...).

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  7/19/2011 - guribh wrote: 85 Points

  Ruby colored with a hint of brick. Floral nose. Raspberry, blackberry and violets. The palate has a strange acidic hollow core which probably distinguishes Crozes from big sister Hermitage. Will not get any better, and probably not a great QPR.

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