2010 Emmanuel Darnaud Crozes-Hermitage Les Trois Chênes

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  10/3/2022 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

  13.5% alcohol. Long cork of superb quality with no significant wine penetration. Decanted 45 mn ahead. Dark colour with some thinning but no bricking at the rim. Plenty of deposit in spite of my (probably careless) decanting.
  The nose is free of oak and shows depth with black olive and ink as well as dark berries; plenty of class. The mouth is similarly poised with great balance and excellent acidity in the finish, as well as good grip.
  In the top flight of Crozes, a much maligned appellation which deserves better recognition.

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  3/3/2022 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

  13.5% alcohol. Very good long cork with no wine penetration, except along a vein at the side (possibly as a result of damage inflicted by the bottling machine). Decanted an hour ahead. Plenty of deposit even though I decanted no more than 2/3 of the bottle. Deep colour with no fading at the rim.
  Very good nose with black olive and violet. The mouth has violets too and plenty of lift in the finish; substantial acidity, but nothing out of balance. No perception of oak.
  A very pure Crozes, well up to St Joseph level, and very representative of Northern Rhône Syrah.
  Would buy again, but I do not have a supplier for this wine at the moment (meaning also that I am not aware of current prices).

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  10/18/2021 - wwolf1 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Un nez moyennement expressif. En bouche, le vin est riche: de beaux arômes avec encore pas mal de tanins, impressionnant pour un Crozes Hermitage de plus de 10 ans. La longueur est très belle. Un beau vin que je n'avais pas vraiment apprécié dans sa jeunesse... il faut savoir attendre.
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  10/15/2021 - psi wrote: 93 Points

  A personal favorite here. 2010 is off the chart. 93-94

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  4/15/2021 - psi wrote: 93 Points

  This is such a great wine. A lot of structure and still very juicy

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