Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Syrah

9.144 ratings
9.36 pro ratings
Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Claire Hill

Best. Syrah. Ever. 2009.

Best. Syrah. Ever. 2009.

2 people found it helpfulSep 16th, 2014
Paco Suro

That’s pretty yummy. Just opened. In Mag.

That’s pretty yummy. Just opened. In Mag.

1 person found it helpfulJul 22nd, 2019
Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.3

Blackberry and pepper. You don't need to try to find spice. It's quite silky, a wet silky. Comes from the Syrah. Interesting spice, maybe cardamom...nope, too warm. Maybe mace. A form of lavender, maybe silver lavender. For us to try to guess all these spices is amazing. But a let-down on the palate. A lack of something. Just get watery $18/92pts SWS206

Blackberry and pepper. You don't need to try to find spice. It's quite silky, a wet silky. Comes from the Syrah. Interesting spice, maybe cardamom...nope, too warm. Maybe mace. A form of lavender, maybe silver lavender. For us to try to guess all these spices is amazing. But a let-down on the palate. A lack of something. Just get watery $18/92pts SWS206

Jan 31st, 2014
James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.6

Tough blind. Nailed it!

Tough blind. Nailed it!

Jul 5th, 2013
Richard Brierley

Head of Fine Wines Vanquish London

8.8

Domaine Thalabert PJA 2009

Domaine Thalabert PJA 2009

Feb 18th, 2013
Ron Siegel

Dark cherry & plum fruit, spice, earth, tobacco & violet. Seems to be entering a nice spot for current drinking.

Dark cherry & plum fruit, spice, earth, tobacco & violet. Seems to be entering a nice spot for current drinking.

Apr 5th, 2023
Ron Siegel

Nice drinking Crozes

Nice drinking Crozes

Apr 6th, 2022
Paul J
8.9

30+ minutes open in the bottle. Dark purple color. Nose seems tight and restrained. I do get pretty big aromas of cherry and some shoe leather. Flavor is equally restrained leading me to think it has many years ahead of it. Very fruit forward, but lacks depth and any distinguishable characteristics. Short finish, almost no finish. Was much better with food (roasted peppers and pork tenderloin).

30+ minutes open in the bottle. Dark purple color. Nose seems tight and restrained. I do get pretty big aromas of cherry and some shoe leather. Flavor is equally restrained leading me to think it has many years ahead of it. Very fruit forward, but lacks depth and any distinguishable characteristics. Short finish, almost no finish. Was much better with food (roasted peppers and pork tenderloin).

Sep 8th, 2018
Chris England

Fab Crozes Hermitage @ £37 & best I’ve had in this Yum year - superb value right here 👏 Better straight from bottle 👍

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Rich spiced & smoked dark berry, black cherry & raspberry w/ a light sweet oak tone, gravel, violet, minerals, olive tapenade & earthy red liquorice

👄 Med+ bodied jammy dark fruits w/ raspberry/strawberry liquorice peppery kick

🎯 Med+ touch dry dark fruit & red spiced liquorice

Great buy 👍

Fab Crozes Hermitage @ £37 & best I’ve had in this Yum year - superb value right here 👏 Better straight from bottle 👍

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Rich spiced & smoked dark berry, black cherry & raspberry w/ a light sweet oak tone, gravel, violet, minerals, olive tapenade & earthy red liquorice

👄 Med+ bodied jammy dark fruits w/ raspberry/strawberry liquorice peppery kick

🎯 Med+ touch dry dark fruit & red spiced liquorice

Great buy 👍

Mar 28th, 2018
Steven Lee

Black and bluefruit with a good level of minerality and chalky powder.

Black and bluefruit with a good level of minerality and chalky powder.

Jun 24th, 2017