Emmanuel Darnaud
Les Trois Chênes Crozes-Hermitage Syrah
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Ripe blackberry fruit with a hint of spice from the oak; well-balanced, with silky tannins and nice length
Ripe blackberry fruit with a hint of spice from the oak; well-balanced, with silky tannins and nice length
3 people found it helpfulFeb 5th, 2015
Classic - smoked meat, peppercorn, deep purple fruit.
Classic - smoked meat, peppercorn, deep purple fruit.
2 people found it helpfulOct 15th, 2014
#Rhone #wine with pork tenderloin. Dark red colors with evolving aromas and palate.
Robust nose with earth, brush, wet leather, meat/jerky and subtle cumin. Palate starts with zippy charged tannins, dry maraschino cherry flavors evaporating off the palate and opens to more herbs, stewed cherry with dusted white pepper. Excellent.
#Rhone #wine with pork tenderloin. Dark red colors with evolving aromas and palate.
Robust nose with earth, brush, wet leather, meat/jerky and subtle cumin. Palate starts with zippy charged tannins, dry maraschino cherry flavors evaporating off the palate and opens to more herbs, stewed cherry with dusted white pepper. Excellent.
Nose of sweet red fruit. On the palate, one of the most savory tastes I've had in a while. Lots of subtle spice, earthiness, complexity. A bit short on the finish, otherwise this is a great food wine.
Nose of sweet red fruit. On the palate, one of the most savory tastes I've had in a while. Lots of subtle spice, earthiness, complexity. A bit short on the finish, otherwise this is a great food wine.
Jun 5th, 2016Meat and spice and everything nice. Perhaps lacking some dimension but definitely a Geoff wine.
Meat and spice and everything nice. Perhaps lacking some dimension but definitely a Geoff wine.
Feb 20th, 2016Wine Buyer Buzz; West Coast Editor Foodable
Stellar wine!
Stellar wine!
Dec 15th, 2014
Moist soil and branches, smoked berry and rawhide on the nose. Table pepper, stewed bing cherry, dry and smooth on the tongue. Lovely!
Moist soil and branches, smoked berry and rawhide on the nose. Table pepper, stewed bing cherry, dry and smooth on the tongue. Lovely!
Jul 30th, 2016
Earthy, stinky cheese effect. Also mild cherry coke on the nose. 100% Syrah. Complex. As good as Hermitage.
Earthy, stinky cheese effect. Also mild cherry coke on the nose. 100% Syrah. Complex. As good as Hermitage.
Sep 18th, 2015
Made by an upcoming anything-goes-but-nothing-is-overdone winemaker, there is so much to like here: a cold soak to extract and maintain rich fruit, a mix of new, one-time used, and two-times used oak from Burgundy plus larger barrels to develop depth and complexity, winemaking based on the conditions of each vintage, and older-vine grapes to make up this flagship cuvée. And the wine? The acid is integrated, the tannins are silky, and the alcohol is plenty balanced (13%) so this is delicious to drink now, but it has enough structure and complexity so I want to see what happens in 5-10 years. Today it's full of a smokey tar-olives-and-ripe-blackberry aroma, which follows through on the palate but is joined by a little savory meatiness and delicate violet character. What a value northern rhone.
Made by an upcoming anything-goes-but-nothing-is-overdone winemaker, there is so much to like here: a cold soak to extract and maintain rich fruit, a mix of new, one-time used, and two-times used oak from Burgundy plus larger barrels to develop depth and complexity, winemaking based on the conditions of each vintage, and older-vine grapes to make up this flagship cuvée. And the wine? The acid is integrated, the tannins are silky, and the alcohol is plenty balanced (13%) so this is delicious to drink now, but it has enough structure and complexity so I want to see what happens in 5-10 years. Today it's full of a smokey tar-olives-and-ripe-blackberry aroma, which follows through on the palate but is joined by a little savory meatiness and delicate violet character. What a value northern rhone.
Jun 29th, 2015