Domaine Habrard (Laurent Habrard)
Crozes-Hermitage Syrah
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
I love this wine. The nose is that bright grapey nose like cru Beaujolais. Palate is super fresh. Crunchy. Juicy. A bit of licorice. Really a delicious everyday wine that his super well made. That's hard to find. Bought from Fass selections.
I love this wine. The nose is that bright grapey nose like cru Beaujolais. Palate is super fresh. Crunchy. Juicy. A bit of licorice. Really a delicious everyday wine that his super well made. That's hard to find. Bought from Fass selections.
2 people found it helpfulJul 22nd, 2016
Elegant and complex. A ton going on in the nose. Cassis, raw lamb, smoke, black peppercorns, liquid granite, dark florals. I feel like taping the glass to my nose. Linear and flavorful in the mouth. Very good acidity and a lengthy finish. The the barest bit of ultra soft tannin. Starting to peak but will get a bit better over the next 1-2 years.
Elegant and complex. A ton going on in the nose. Cassis, raw lamb, smoke, black peppercorns, liquid granite, dark florals. I feel like taping the glass to my nose. Linear and flavorful in the mouth. Very good acidity and a lengthy finish. The the barest bit of ultra soft tannin. Starting to peak but will get a bit better over the next 1-2 years.
1 person found it helpfulSep 23rd, 2017Szechuan peppercorns initially, but it's changing quickly. 30 minutes in a decanter and the Szechuan peppercorns are still there but there's gamey raw beef, cracked stone dust, dried thyme, and cassis. Lighter in the mouth than the nose suggests, and lean too. But very flavorful, with clingy dry blackberry extract, roasted pungent herbs, and loads of cracked stone minerality. Really good acids keep it very fresh. Light, very fine- grained tannins.
Szechuan peppercorns initially, but it's changing quickly. 30 minutes in a decanter and the Szechuan peppercorns are still there but there's gamey raw beef, cracked stone dust, dried thyme, and cassis. Lighter in the mouth than the nose suggests, and lean too. But very flavorful, with clingy dry blackberry extract, roasted pungent herbs, and loads of cracked stone minerality. Really good acids keep it very fresh. Light, very fine- grained tannins.
1 person found it helpfulJun 10th, 2016Spectacular Crozes. Full gas northern Rhône Syrah. Awesome.
Spectacular Crozes. Full gas northern Rhône Syrah. Awesome.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 24th, 2016
Terrific. So fresh and vibrant with amazingly pure fruit on serious granite minerality. So drinkable. I love this wine.
Terrific. So fresh and vibrant with amazingly pure fruit on serious granite minerality. So drinkable. I love this wine.
Sep 24th, 2016So killer. Juicy and so meaty. Great tannins. Long.
So killer. Juicy and so meaty. Great tannins. Long.
Feb 28th, 2016
Wine Director Hotel Delmano
2013. A generous and pure example of Rhone-grown Syrah. Amazingly healthy fruit. I dare anyone not to like this wine. It's like drinking velvet.
2013. A generous and pure example of Rhone-grown Syrah. Amazingly healthy fruit. I dare anyone not to like this wine. It's like drinking velvet.
Feb 14th, 2016Tasted it together with Paul Jaboulet Crozes Hermitage 2011. PJ is so much better. LH has a more artificial taste. But it's quite OK on it's own.
Tasted it together with Paul Jaboulet Crozes Hermitage 2011. PJ is so much better. LH has a more artificial taste. But it's quite OK on it's own.
Sep 24th, 2017
Great value. Fruit and spice, balanced.
Great value. Fruit and spice, balanced.
Apr 13th, 2017
Lovely rhone ready to go. Zero decant and we had leather, leaves, artichoke, strawberry(?), over rich silky tannin and a touch of acid and a tingly finish. Great value for a distinctive wine.
Lovely rhone ready to go. Zero decant and we had leather, leaves, artichoke, strawberry(?), over rich silky tannin and a touch of acid and a tingly finish. Great value for a distinctive wine.
Jan 7th, 2017