Shay A

9.4

My contribution to a large Rhône dinner. Standouts were ‘07 Chapoutier Le Meal Blanc, ‘89 and ‘90 Jaboulet La Chappelle, ‘11 Guigal La Mouline.

An over-generalization, but what I love about Cornas is the rusticity and sometimes feral nature of the wines (which I don’t find in Hermitage or CR) and this ‘05 is in that vein. I followed this from pop (after all, we are at the almost 20yr mark) and over the course of three hours.

Interplay of red and black berry fruits, black pepper, slightly herbal (maybe closer to potpurri floral) aromatically. Bright and nimble on the palate, nothing about this is ripe or soft. Energetic acidity all the way through surrounded by notes of iron (sanguine-like) and rocky minerality. Crunchy red and black fruits (whole-cluster?), hint of gaminess but not in the meaty-style I semi-expected. Clean and pure style of Syrah. Big structure at the finish…hard to imagine drinking this 10+yrs ago. Acidity and tannin will carry this a long time, but I think this is peak window for getting depth of fruit and complexity. — 6 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Full flavored and beautiful but unexpectedly a touch scratchy on the close. Needs time. — 18 days ago

with Sarah

Conrad Green

9.4

Plush and open plummy fruit. A hint of mint and orange peel. Fresh tangerines at the edges. Very good. — a month ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.5

Lovely stuff. Dark leather notes and intense tangy black cherry. Touches off tarry underbrush and meaty intensity. Savory, with a light hit of salinity. Long. — 5 days ago

with David

Jake Hajer

8.9

Blackberry, Prune, rubber. — 5 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Best regular Gonon ever. So elegant and long. — 17 days ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Pure and resolved. Great fruit- rounded with blood, dried herbs, plum, tangy black cherry. Some stone, saddle leather. Very good. — 5 days ago

with David

Ron Siegel

9.4

Great vintage for Jamet showing dark cherry, berry, meat, graphite, olive, savory spice, mineral & violet — 4 days ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.0

100 per cent Syrah. A very nice Crozes Hermitage that will provide a day to day solution for those of you who like Hermitage wines. May 2025. — 10 days ago

Kevin Løk

9.1

Always one of the best, and this year is no different! — 5 days ago

with Caroline