Les Greffieux Ermitage Syrah

This is a very tannic 11 year old Syrah from Northern Rhône.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.

Showing red fruits with earth, wood, spices, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco, graphite, dark coffee, light barnyard and peppercorn.

Grippy finish with raspberries.

Needs many more years to mature properly.

100% Syrah grapes were aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$150.

Gorgeous fruit. Hints of spice, licorice, meaty plums and blood. Dried herbs. Supple and delicious with great balance. Inky and intense but open now and enjoyable.

Juicy, red berries, and beautiful spice. Soft finish and very smooth.

Spicy, complex and surprisingly approachable for a young Hermitage. #syrah #chapoutier

Very CA like. Ripe, fresh and more new oak than the others. Juicy blackberries, dark raspberries, black plum, blueberries, softer dark minerality, leather.

Wiff of brett but drinking exceptionally well

Hot on the nose. A little brett, a lot of acid.

As delicious a day later as it was last night. Finishing off the bottle leftovers.

So on point!

2012