May 7, 2020 - My last bottle. Similar notes. Nutmeg, spice, and bacon. Getting leaner with sharper acidity than yesteryears.
August 15, 2018 - Three bottles opened one after another. All had volatile acidity flaw, smelled like turpentine, the one least affected was very corked. None was close to drinkability, even if one were to accept a less than perfect wine. What is annoying is that a bottle of Les Clos 2001 Delas Freres Crozes Hermitages opened today too also smelled of turpentine. A 2007 Chateaneuf du Pape Haut Pierre of Delas Freres also opened today is drinkable and needs overnight breathing to better judge tomorrow. In all my time of collecting and storing fine wines of over twenty years, I have had volatile acidity once prior and now four bottles from two vintages from the same producer is s bit much.
April 20, 2014 - 12,5% d'alcool, 100% Syrah
Oeil : opacité 6/10, forte viscosité, larmes très lentes en parois, aucune trace d'évolution à l'oeil
Nez : projection d'intensité 4/10, frais, fruité rappelant la framboise et mûre fraîche, fleurs rappelant la violette et la pivoine, touche épicé sur le poivre long, la cannelle et la muscade, pointe de résine, café, chocolat, touche viandée, boisée et de torréfaction, tout ça en équilibre, juste assez de tout mais sans trop sur aucun de ces aspects, superbe nez
Bouche : sec, ample, acidité rafraîchissante, tanins encore charnus et fins, amertume moyenne, persistance moyenne-longue, rétro fruitée, épicée, boisée, florale, végétale, avec un petit quelque chose d'aérien fort agréable
Conclusion : excellent, d'un superbe équilibre tant au nez qu'en bouche, il tiendra encore quelques années, mais par ailleurs excellent dès maintenant. Notre dernière.
90-91
February 10, 2012 - No formal notes. Very good.
December 18, 2011 - Served as part of a blind tasting of shiraz/syrah. Stood out immediately. Floral nose and sweet tobacco that is quite fetching. In the mouth a bit lean compared with the other new world shiraz in the tasting. Excellent drink.
November 5, 2011 - blue fruits, minerality, bacon, and floral notes. an excellent crozes at a great price.
September 16, 2011 - No formal notes. Opened and served right away. Earthy, sweet funk, dark fruits, nice acidity. Drink or hold. Very good.
August 1, 2011 - Brought to a restaurant. Fabulous as ever with tobacco and leather. Juicy acidity and harmonious.
July 27, 2011 - Medium red. Lots of dark fruit, pepper and bacon. Maybe not as intense as early bottles. Still excellent and very good QPR.
July 23, 2011 - Bill's Summer Garden Offline (Vancouver, BC): Medium red in colour. At first lots of manure and barnyard notes but those eventually blew off leaving nice aromas of meat, dark fruits, bacon and pepper. Nice length and well balanced. Drinks well now and will age and develop further. Excellent.