Château Des Crozes

Emmanuel Darnaud

Les Trois Chênes Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2020

Youthful medium-dark color, great red and blackfruit aromas and flavors, excellent balancing acidity, still shows quite a bit of structure, but tannins are not harsh, I’d guess 3-5 more years of further aging is merited, but it may last much longer than that, long, lingering finish, excellent Crozes!! — 5 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
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Equis

Equinoxe Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2020

Bought from Perrine’s. Delicious! Light with lots of flavor. Needs time to aerate. — 9 months ago

Delas Frères

Domaine des Grands Chemins Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2019

Note, in 2019 hail cut yields by 40%, Deep Ruby with concentrated aromas of ripe dark fruits and spices. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with leather, licorice and smoky herb notes. Fine tannins, hints of oak on medium+ finish ending with fruit, herb and earthy mineral tones. Nice! — 3 years ago

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Ferraton Père & Fils

La Matinière Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2017

Perfect for a cloudy, summer day in Paris. Tannins balance well with the deeper tobacco finish. #tasty — 4 years ago

Ryan Weightman
with Ryan

Domaine du Colombier

Cuvée Gaby Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2017

Lyle Fass
9.3

A brilliant vintage for this wine. A top 5 Crozes. Easy. Spice, game, some funk, blueberry, black berry, black cherry, huge granite and even some wilted flowers. Young but tasty palate of dazzling granite and velvety tannins and engaging energy from the minerality. Terrific power, depth and concentration. Needs 5 years. So long and such beautifully defined fruit on the incredibly long finish. Really rich and dark. Awesome. Wait 5 years. As this opens the balance becomes superb. Almost a 9.4. I’ll be back. — 5 years ago

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Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2015

Shay A
9.2

I initially expected more based on vintage + producer, but also have to keep context in focus that this is Crozes-hermitage.

Followed over two days and very little changed.

I’m surprised at saying that after 48hrs for a C-H…I think this is in a weird phase/shut down. Powerful/heady aromatics (black fruits, olive, espresso). ABV pokes out a bit up front. Good mid-palate weight with peppered dark fruits, herbs and some iron before a curtain of tannin shuts this down hard. Undeniably Syrah at the finish with a rusticity I normally find in Cornas…dark florals, spice, graphite and some charcoal. A serious and structured C-H.
— 4 months ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Jay Kline, I agree with all your comments, I think 1989/1990 were the last great “old school” Jaboulet (I’ve opened 3 1989 La Chappelle’s the last year, and every bottle has been fabulous. Nothing else to add to your exhaustive recounting of the fall/rise of this producer since 1990 or so.
Jay Kline

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@Doug Powers 💯 those vintages were 😍
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Agreed with both @Jay Kline and @Doug Powers

Equis

Domaine des Lises Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2015

Tasting very well right now. Needs to open up then you get a wonderful balance between the fruit and the tannins — 8 months ago

Emmanuel Darnaud

Mise en Bouche Crozes-Hermitage Syrah

Syrah oh ah - yes I rap, it’s a wrap — 2 years ago

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Les Jalets Crozes Hermitage Syrah

Earthy with notes of herbs and stone. — 4 years ago

René-Jean Dard & Francois Ribo

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2018

Yummy natural Syrah. Great nose, pepper, some light VA that integrates nicely. Inky. Delicious. — 5 years ago

Ellen Christen
with Ellen
Ira, Josh and 3 others liked this

Alain Graillot

Crozes-Hermitage Blanc Marsanne-Roussanne Blend 2023

A $40 bottle that tastes like a $60-70 bottle — 4 months ago

Sarah Bignami
with Sarah
Mike, Serge and 8 others liked this

M. Chapoutier

Petite Ruche Crozes-Hermitage Blanc Marsanne 2016

Fantastic body, perfect with ham, meat. — 6 months ago

Domaine Belle

Les Pierrelles Crozes-Hermitage Syrah

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.0

Violets mortadella speck bacon lacks body and too much aromas lacking mid palate — 6 months ago

Aléofane

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2021

Juicy Syrah, dark raspberry fruit accompanied by wild boar sausage, gravel, and black pepper. Great winter wine — 9 months ago

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine Mule Blanche Crozes-Hermitage Roussanne Marsanne 2021

2021 vintage. "Mule Blanche" is Jaboulet's white flagship Crozes-Hermitage, a blend of Marsanne and Roussanne from 40 years old estate vineyards. Expressive nose bursting with white fruit, flowers and fresh herbs. Bright and crisp fruit with mouthwatering acidity and a distinctive minerality. Very long minty finish. Hard to resist now, but should age well. Abv. 13% . — 3 years ago

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Domaine Vincent Paris

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2019

This was a hundo p for me! — 5 years ago