Equis

Equinoxe Crozes-Hermitage Syrah

9.07 ratings
8.84 pro ratings
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Ainsley

Medium to full body, juicy dark fruit laden with blackberries, blueberries and plum and a slight earthy undertone, coupled with pepper. Excellent length; purple colour.

Medium to full body, juicy dark fruit laden with blackberries, blueberries and plum and a slight earthy undertone, coupled with pepper. Excellent length; purple colour.

Oct 20th, 2021
Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

8.6

Inky black fruit on the nose with a lick of reduction (though nowhere near as prevalent on previous vintages, feel this may behave better under cork, but sure they will have done it for a reason and the wine is for early drinking). Really like some of the character you find on the nose, macerated prune, intense and Smokey in style, black pepper corns and intensely distilled notes of violet. But there’s also something else, less attractive, like an ashtray full of cigarette butts that’s been left out in the rain.
Palate leads on sour cherry and plum, there’s a refreshing bite to it though with un-ripe blueberry, the finish leads on sour plum.

Really wanted to like this more but it feels like it’s been picked a little early to keep the some freshness (which it has) but without having proper phenolic ripeness to be truly enjoyable.
(Could shine with the right food though).

Inky black fruit on the nose with a lick of reduction (though nowhere near as prevalent on previous vintages, feel this may behave better under cork, but sure they will have done it for a reason and the wine is for early drinking). Really like some of the character you find on the nose, macerated prune, intense and Smokey in style, black pepper corns and intensely distilled notes of violet. But there’s also something else, less attractive, like an ashtray full of cigarette butts that’s been left out in the rain.
Palate leads on sour cherry and plum, there’s a refreshing bite to it though with un-ripe blueberry, the finish leads on sour plum.

Really wanted to like this more but it feels like it’s been picked a little early to keep the some freshness (which it has) but without having proper phenolic ripeness to be truly enjoyable.
(Could shine with the right food though).

1 person found it helpfulFeb 11th, 2021
MaJ CappS

Smell of ripened sweet plums in an orchard where a strong aromatic herbs are grown along the edge.

Dense and lovely - this wine shows bright, rich fruits, raspberry pie, unsweetened blackberry jam, hints of Provençal herbs with a lip smacking tanginess, and elderberry acidity.

Give me a Skurnik find any day.
Delicious !

Smell of ripened sweet plums in an orchard where a strong aromatic herbs are grown along the edge.

Dense and lovely - this wine shows bright, rich fruits, raspberry pie, unsweetened blackberry jam, hints of Provençal herbs with a lip smacking tanginess, and elderberry acidity.

Give me a Skurnik find any day.
Delicious !

1 person found it helpfulJul 31st, 2020
Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

8.8

Drew had this 4 years ago

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Feb 20th, 2021
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Dec 1st, 2020
Logan Stair

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Apr 25th, 2020
Gary Hack

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Apr 5th, 2020