Pours as the deep, dark and mysterious cimmerian syrah as expected from the Northern Rhône and is properly dictated...

This is classic Northern Rhone with black pepper spice complexity to the blackcurrant and meaty aromas. It is...

A very tasty but also finely structured Crozes-Hermitage. Lightly peppery, just full-bodied and offering a great deal...

Classic northern Rhône syrah here, peppery, spicy, meaty, firm but not hard. I like the mouthfeel, the textural...

From the co-operative winery in the village at the foot of the Rhone's most famous site, this 100% syrah has a lifted...

I enjoyed this Crozes-Hermitage very much. 2015 was such a good year in the Côte du Rhone nord, that "lesser" appellations have given us very affordable wonders such as this one.

Cool, medium-high intensity nose is fairly complex with peppery, black cherry, meaty, black plum, and savoury earthy aromas. It is quite dense on the full-ish bodied palate with smooth, refined tannins and just a touch of chalky grippiness. Nicely balanced with more black pepper, black cherry and meaty flavours, plus some stony minerality on the mid-palate. Acids are juicy. Excellent length on the long, earthy-minerally-savoury finish. Enjoy this classic northern Rhône Syrah over the next 3-5 years. Tasted May/2019.