Domaine Michelas-St. Jemms
Crozes-Hermitage Syrah
While young this wine shows a deft balance and has a superb finish for its price!
While young this wine shows a deft balance and has a superb finish for its price!
Jan 10th, 2016Pot roast braising wine - prefect. Clearly Rhone, more about earth and structure than fruit. Not a ton of complexity, but true to type.
Pot roast braising wine - prefect. Clearly Rhone, more about earth and structure than fruit. Not a ton of complexity, but true to type.
Jan 9th, 2016Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
White rhones are cool! Great little value. Tons of honey suckle, oxidative nuttyness and PEAR. Pretty much tastes like it's made of pear! Marsanne & Rousanne.
White rhones are cool! Great little value. Tons of honey suckle, oxidative nuttyness and PEAR. Pretty much tastes like it's made of pear! Marsanne & Rousanne.
Sep 1st, 2015Never heard of this stuff, but PFG. Pepper, wilted greens and spiced fig..
Never heard of this stuff, but PFG. Pepper, wilted greens and spiced fig..
Feb 26th, 2014Really enjoyed this one, so representative of hermitage. Worn leather, dark fruits, tobacco. Delicious.
Really enjoyed this one, so representative of hermitage. Worn leather, dark fruits, tobacco. Delicious.
Mar 10th, 2018Interesting wine. Needed 2 hours of decanting. When it opened up it had a dark dry fruit taste, some pepper and an aged edge. Not much depth but had the purity characteristic for a Northern Rhône.
Interesting wine. Needed 2 hours of decanting. When it opened up it had a dark dry fruit taste, some pepper and an aged edge. Not much depth but had the purity characteristic for a Northern Rhône.
Dec 31st, 2017Very complex. Smoke meat and mineral nose. Black cherry with low acidity.
Very complex. Smoke meat and mineral nose. Black cherry with low acidity.
May 11th, 2016So much cured and smoked meat, leather, barnyard. Had Crozes written all over the nose. Went amazingly with a really funky Tomme de Savoie, bringing out incredibly bright fruit in the wine that was in the back seat without the cheese.
So much cured and smoked meat, leather, barnyard. Had Crozes written all over the nose. Went amazingly with a really funky Tomme de Savoie, bringing out incredibly bright fruit in the wine that was in the back seat without the cheese.
Apr 26th, 2016Needs time to open up. Very dark color and bright fruit acidity
Needs time to open up. Very dark color and bright fruit acidity
Mar 24th, 2016Very dark purple-red, even near black in the middle of the bowl. Small nose. Dry: currant, coffee, porcini, tart cherries, tiny bit of oak wood smoke. The best feature: a dry, lingering finish that rolls over and back among those flavors above, chased by a nice warmth.
Very dark purple-red, even near black in the middle of the bowl. Small nose. Dry: currant, coffee, porcini, tart cherries, tiny bit of oak wood smoke. The best feature: a dry, lingering finish that rolls over and back among those flavors above, chased by a nice warmth.
Dec 17th, 2015