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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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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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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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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2/12/2013 - derekjohn Likes this wine: 89 Points
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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12/7/2012 - Andrewbdc wrote: 86 Points
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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10/14/2012 - DavidDay wrote: 89 Points
Slightly reduced to begin with, but that funky blows off, better on the second day. Good fruit, ample tanin.
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8/28/2012 - Zed57 wrote: 93 Points
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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6/30/2012 - Matt T wrote: 87 Points
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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