2006 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Papillon

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 88.1 points

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  1/27/2015 - karl.1480 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Slightly hazy, medium garnet color.
  
  Developing nose with a medium+ aroma intensity. Aromas of leather, rubber tires, wet earth, prunes, pepper, green bell pepper, dark raspberries and a slightly perfumed note of hyacinth.
  
  Dry on the palate with a medium acidity, medium tannin and medium+ body. Flavor intensity is medium+. Flavors of cassis, black berries, bell pepper, violets, earth and rubber. Finish is medium.
  
  I think this is in a really good place right now. It shows some development but still has a lot of youthful fruit left. It has some obvious green notes and along with the cool, dark berry fruit it lead me directly towards Cab Franc from Loire. Anyhow, damn juicy, old school Syrah.

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  4/5/2013 - Timbalimba wrote: 90 Points

  Has hit its stride, good secondary development, fabulous Syrah rubbery smoke, black pepper, wild raspberry fruit. Creamy, settled palate. Fantastic showpiece for the septentrional. Grape, terroir and winemaking.

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  5/26/2011 - Rupert wrote: 89 Points

  Seemed muted at first, but the syrah fragrance grew in the glass, and this is now rather elegant, more than just a blast of syrah fruit

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  4/24/2011 - KriLis wrote: 85 Points

  Cedar, vanilla, some grass on the nose. Some smokiness with little tannins or acidity, and a kind of perfumed flavour in the aftertaste.

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  4/9/2011 - jazzb wrote:

  O - rubinröd m blå reflexer o svag tegelkant
  D - vanilj, mogna hallon, laktos, rökta charkuterier, reduktiv syrah, kryddpeppar, torr jord
  S - medelfyllig m mognadstoner, hallon o körsbär i frukten, reduktiv syrah med rund vaniljförpackning. något uttorkade tanniner i mittsmaken o bör drickas nu, balanserad syra m fatkryddig besk stram finish. kryddpeppar, sv peppar, rök och tallbarr i eftersmaken.
  7.5p-

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