Warm and inviting black/purple berry fruit, woodsmoke, resinous herbs, granite, iron, taffy and apricot pit, ink. The front in is classic CH with the rich and voluptuous fruit character, but the finish departs with a serious edge of minerality and coarse tannin, reminiscent of classic Cornas. The vintage evident in the dry extract and ripening profile.
Warm and inviting black/purple berry fruit, woodsmoke, resinous herbs, granite, iron, taffy and apricot pit, ink. The front in is classic CH with the rich and voluptuous fruit character, but the finish departs with a serious edge of minerality and coarse tannin, reminiscent of classic Cornas. The vintage evident in the dry extract and ripening profile.
Aug 4th, 2022
This is so good for the price. Savory black olives for days, along with bright clean fruit and surprising flavor depth.
This is so good for the price. Savory black olives for days, along with bright clean fruit and surprising flavor depth.
May 10th, 2021
This smells and tastes like northern Rhône Syrah. Slightly opaque. Just ripened black and red fruit. More meat, smoke, and violet than olives. Good complexity. Moderate acid and chunky tannins. The lack of energy brings a dip to the finish but this is a very good crozes. Showing well now.
This smells and tastes like northern Rhône Syrah. Slightly opaque. Just ripened black and red fruit. More meat, smoke, and violet than olives. Good complexity. Moderate acid and chunky tannins. The lack of energy brings a dip to the finish but this is a very good crozes. Showing well now.
Jan 14th, 2021Had this next to Graillot’s version and this, while slightly more opulent, was the winner for me by a hair. Great length and a deft balance between ripe red fruit and savory olives and underbrush.
Had this next to Graillot’s version and this, while slightly more opulent, was the winner for me by a hair. Great length and a deft balance between ripe red fruit and savory olives and underbrush.
1 person found it helpfulMar 18th, 2021
Medium purple; initially reductive aroma gives way to chocolate, savory herb, cardamom, lees and then blackcurrant; tastes unfiltered with medium acid, slight bitterness and mild soft and immediate tannin. No sulfur, 13.5%
Medium purple; initially reductive aroma gives way to chocolate, savory herb, cardamom, lees and then blackcurrant; tastes unfiltered with medium acid, slight bitterness and mild soft and immediate tannin. No sulfur, 13.5%
1 person found it helpfulMar 26th, 2017
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
