2001 Domaine Belle Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Louis Belle

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  3/20/2016 - eboracum wrote: 86 Points

  A definite let-down after last Thursday's superb Graillot Guiraude '99 and it could be that but for that recent memory I would find more to enjoy. Colour still quite pristine. Nose mainly meat juice sprinkled sour cherry. Medium - bodied palate and rather simplistic showing mainly bright fruit and bright acidity with just a little pepper and backbone. Easy to drink. Quite good.

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  10/20/2014 - pwillen1 wrote:

  Very primary. Pretty round an voluptuous. Nice blackberry with a bit of bacon and just a hair too little acidity. Kinda sad I popped this one as it probably needs another few years. I'd hold if you have any left.

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  6/4/2008 - foodandwineblog wrote: 89 Points

  Red and black cherry, blackberry, spice and pepper notes as well as smoked meats. Good structure, light acidity, a bit off balance but still quite good. foodandwineblog.com

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  11/24/2007 - juggernt wrote: 87 Points

  Excellent Syrah character, but starting to lose its body a bit. Time to drink up.

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  5/7/2007 - d'Artagnan wrote: 87 Points

  Nez de viande crue avec un coté floral et même un peu de poivron rouge, chose rare en Rhône qui pourrait faire penser à une récolte à la maturité insuffisante. En bouche, il est léger, un peu fluide mais il a une belle fraicheur, un joli fruité (fruits rouges, cassis) qui s’avère charmeur, désaltérant et agréable à table. Chose presque rare maintenant, il a « seulement » 12.5% d’alcool…! J’aime bien son propos sobre et désarmant, il se ferait recaler dans toute dégustation à l’aveugle comparative mais il y a un aspect rassurant à ce non-conformisme aux canons de la mondialisation. Ceci dit je lui préfère le 2000 qui était magnifique et plus aromatique. 87 pts

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