Domaine des Rémizières
Crozes-Hermitage Syrah
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Blind tasting no5. And I royally effed this up. Fought bitterly about Syrah and reluctantly settled on a young left bank Bordeaux. So far off…
Slightly cloud and dull purple colors should have led me away from anything with Cab. Heavy extraction and moderate intense nose of blueberry muffins. (Spice, vanilla, blue fruit.) Also strong talcum and baby powder. Dry with lower tannins and only medium acidity. Quite full body. Baked fruits and baking spices, with chalk and a looonnng finish. Bordeaux? I’m an idiot.
Blind tasting no5. And I royally effed this up. Fought bitterly about Syrah and reluctantly settled on a young left bank Bordeaux. So far off…
Slightly cloud and dull purple colors should have led me away from anything with Cab. Heavy extraction and moderate intense nose of blueberry muffins. (Spice, vanilla, blue fruit.) Also strong talcum and baby powder. Dry with lower tannins and only medium acidity. Quite full body. Baked fruits and baking spices, with chalk and a looonnng finish. Bordeaux? I’m an idiot.
At Zebulon in 2e, Paris.
At Zebulon in 2e, Paris.
1 person found it helpfulOct 13th, 2015
100% Syrah. Jammy, peppery, deep purple in color, full bodied. Nice with BBQ.
100% Syrah. Jammy, peppery, deep purple in color, full bodied. Nice with BBQ.
Feb 18th, 2017
Flavourful with undertones of berries. Nice.
Flavourful with undertones of berries. Nice.
Aug 4th, 2021
This really needs about an hour to open up. Blackberry, blueberry, cassis notes. Enjoyable on its own. Medium-bodied.
This really needs about an hour to open up. Blackberry, blueberry, cassis notes. Enjoyable on its own. Medium-bodied.
Apr 11th, 2020
Inky black color. Nice blackberry fruit showing peppery spice and deep tannins. Nice stuff.
Inky black color. Nice blackberry fruit showing peppery spice and deep tannins. Nice stuff.
Nov 23rd, 2016
Still very young. But a few more years in bottle may provide just what's needed. Definitely a food wine so pair it with a dish the Syrah can work against...a black peppercorn steak would certainly hit the mark.
(UPDATE: June, '19. This smokey Syrah is finally coming together. One or two more years may be worth the exercise of rewarded patience, but I believe you'll still be drinking a sinewy cruiserweight NR.)
(UPDATE: January, ‘20. This baby has arrived! Still a tad sinewy but its aggressive tension is much more subdued. An easy drinking window of 5 more years. A terrific example of how “wine patience” can really pay off. Easily now an 8.8.
Still very young. But a few more years in bottle may provide just what's needed. Definitely a food wine so pair it with a dish the Syrah can work against...a black peppercorn steak would certainly hit the mark.
(UPDATE: June, '19. This smokey Syrah is finally coming together. One or two more years may be worth the exercise of rewarded patience, but I believe you'll still be drinking a sinewy cruiserweight NR.)
(UPDATE: January, ‘20. This baby has arrived! Still a tad sinewy but its aggressive tension is much more subdued. An easy drinking window of 5 more years. A terrific example of how “wine patience” can really pay off. Easily now an 8.8.