L'Hermitage Syrah

Ripe plum, mulberry, touch of smoke, cassis, tobacco, faint olive and blueberry fruit leather. Subtle C. Howard’s Violet candy on the nose. Certainly developed over a two hour decant into many exciting layers. A superlative example of this grape and such a wonderful full bodied wine for those with all tastes and palates.

07 is in a fabulous place, expressive, detailed and defined wafting layers of creme de cassis, camphor and violets with a vibrant and velvety palate with soft tannins and a long mineral inflicted finish. An absolute classic and an elegant rendition in 2007, and fully open for business!

gorgeous fresh fruit. Bright and tangy. Amazing stuff

Pure and intense. Dark plummy fruit with a bit of bloodiness and black pepper. Gorgeous and deep. Still young

Dark and pure. Gnarly fruit with great intensity. Savory and slightly wild but very sophisticated. Intense, with a long life ahead.

Still drinking well- I think this has hit its plateau; deep dark color with wonderful notes of Olive tapenade, blackberry and great acidity on the finish.

Easily the classiest of the three late-90’s Hermitage selections in this flight and there really isn’t much more to say. The Chave just hits different. Plenty of life and enjoyment left in these.

A producer that doesn’t have “bad” vintages. In magnum 🔥

Tiiiiiightly wound - revisit in a few years. Inky dark purple, winged wood, olive, spice. A baby.

This. Is. Perfect.