Crozes Hermitage, Northern Rhône

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2015

Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.

Pretty nose with wild flowers, red and black fruits, light oak, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, spices, dark chocolates, barnyard, light earth, herbs, licorice and black pepper.

Full-bodied and smooth with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak, licorice, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco, tar, vegetables, bitter herbs and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 9 year old Syrah from Northern Rhône is drinking very nicely now. Rich and fruit forward.

Extracted and in your face kind of wine. A little stinky, in a good way, as expected. Complex, elegant and smooth.

Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next 7 years.

Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime. I had the 2016 not too long ago, and liked it better.

Good by itself and better with food.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$50.
— 14 days ago

Daniel, Shay and 14 others liked this
Jay Kline

Jay Kline Influencer Badge Premium Badge

I have one more bottle of this in a magnum and in now rush
"Odedi"

"Odedi" Influencer Badge

@Jay Kline Magnum might have more time

E. Guigal

Ex Voto Ermitage Blanc Marsanne Roussanne 2006

Gorgeous blend. First time trying this and I’m in love with how it wears the nutty oxidation.
Pop ‘em if you’ve got’em in ‘06.
— a month ago

Ira, Andrew and 4 others liked this

M. Chapoutier

"Le Pavillon" Ermitage Syrah 2014

Ronnie Sanders
9.2

From magnum — 3 days ago

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 1978

From Mag. An absolute wow of a bottle. The nose is crazy intense, lucid and profound. Dark plum fruit with a whiff of band aid, iron, black pepper, a tangy meatiness. Loads of delicate floral notes floating around, but a soulful and pristine bottle. As fresh as an early 2000’s bottle but so much age and precision going on. Wonderful. Just spectacular. — 9 days ago

Jan, Andrew and 13 others liked this

Delas Frères

Les Bessards Hermitage Syrah 2015

Wonderfully perfumed with mineral noted — 20 days ago

Ira, LM and 1 other liked this

M. Chapoutier

Chante - Alouette Hermitage Blanc Marsanne 2019

The grape variety is Marsanne, not Syrah.

Pronounced peach and honey aromas, some ginger, minerality, acacia and nutty aromas.

An elegant and savoury finish!
— 6 days ago

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 2022

97/98 lovely strawberry chocolate and wild raspberry infused in a beautiful mouth filling sensational wine. Sexy Lady. With character…. — 10 days ago

Paul liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

L'Hermitage Syrah 2011

25th Anniversary. Things that are sublime. Massive nose of wild herbs and dark fruit. Smooth silky tannins give ways to earthy tones of green oliveand soil. The finish lingers for 20+ seconds. What a treat. — a month ago

Scott, Shay and 7 others liked this

Alain Graillot

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2021

Jeremy Shanker
9.1

Classic and absolutely delicious. — a month ago

Ted, Erik and 4 others liked this