Amazing white pepper unlike any Syrah I've ever had from California, with roasted beef and blackberry and raspberry, both the fruit and bruised green canes. It is a little lean and tart on the palate, which I find very appealing but which may be offputting to some. It's startling reminiscent of old school Cote Rotie in the elegant style, like 80s and early 90s Ogier, Jasmin, or Gallet, and reminds me how much I miss them. It also reminds me of Texier's Serine wines. — 9 years ago
I can not believe the value and flavor in this wine. Best bang for the buck of the new year — 9 years ago
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メッチャ美味しいブランデーのような — 3 years ago
Classic Crozes-Hermitage, the 2013 Emmanuel Darnaud Mise en Bouche is composed of 100% Syrah grown in gallet-studded Glacial alluvia. Brooding and baritone, the nose is laden in black fruit. Gamier notes and black olives evolve into blackberries steeped in fresh thyme, violets, and anise pastille. The attack is all black fruit, couched in firm, grippy tannins that terminate in a moderate, if slightly chalky finish accented by cedar and green peppercorn. 13.0% ABV — 8 years ago
Trop jeune mais très bon, belle finesse — 7 years ago
The best VDN I've ever tasted. Tawny, caramel, toasted walnut. Well-knit, not overly alcoholic. Wow! — 8 years ago
Rustic stunner! — 9 years ago
A little bretty, but pretty all the same. — 9 years ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Lithe, elegant and complex. Drinking so well. — 6 months ago