April 29, 2024 - Un joli vin typique de cette maison: des beaux parfums de syrah, au début je sens une acidité bien présente mais après cela est moins marqué, le vin est charpenté avec une grosse longueur. Très bien.
15/20
February 27, 2024 - Apparently, this got a great review by Asimov on the NYTimes. My wife bought three bottles. We tried one immediately in ~2018(?) and hated it. All tannins and leather. Kind of chewy.
It is much improved now. Thought I’m not a fan of Syrah, the leather notes have moved to the background now, allowing the fruit to come forward. Others in this group have described tasting details better than I, so will spare you my notes. But would like to add that it is more complex and interesting than many of the wines we have been drinking. Must be decanted or poured slowly.
January 28, 2024 - Le premier jour, il ne se goutait pas bien, la faute au plat qui l'accompagnait.
Le deuxième jour je l'ai trouvé très bien, avec de beaux parfums pas trop murs, des tanins présents mais agréables et une belle finale.
Très bien.
15/20
January 14, 2024 - I had the 2015 and 2016 of this Crozes-Hermitage back to back during a dinner with friends. We dranked this with an italian saussage korean ramen.
The 2015 was fresh, fruity and quite acid. Easy to drink and enjoyable.
The 2016 was a little less acid, longer in mouth and more velvety, smoother.
All four around the table agreed to say the 2016 was the best.
December 2, 2023 - Perfect! Smokey leather, pepper, meat, dark dried fruits.
November 27, 2023 - I've been trying to get a bit more into Crozes-Hermitage as a good weekday wine option and at the price, I actually found this to be reasonably good value. The nose was highly aromatic - packed with herbs, smoke and leather - and there was a subtly to the plum, licorice and olive tapenade notes that cut through the tertiary components. The palate was almost a reverse of the nose, though, as it felt representative of modern, fruit-bomb style Crozes-Hermitage. Ripe redcurrant, red cherries and raspberries were supported by forest floor, leather, licorice, cedar wood and white pepper. The wine itself had high acidiry - perhaps a tad bit higher than I'd like - but these 2015 Crozes-Hermitage's are proving to be easy drinking right now.
November 7, 2023 - A load of blackberries, tapenade, salty licorice fish, violet pastilles, and white pepper. Very, very tasty."
October 17, 2023 - corked
July 20, 2023 - A warm vintage take on a really excellent cuvee. Nose laden with bacon fat, lavender, blackberry. Olives. A bit herbal anise. So classic old school old world syrah. Palate incredibly balanced, tannins still very much there. Incredible mineral and very long finish.
July 17, 2023 - Quite softened tannins at this point - drinks nicely at this points. Not too dark with some red fruit as well as smoky minerality and spices.