Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

vintage 2021 | Strict ánd cheerful. Cherries. Well balanced. Topwine from cooperative. . — a month ago

Kurt Schuster

9.1

Waxy, stone, fruit, white peach, crumbly limestone mineral water without the chalkiness. Un ripe stone fruit and lychee fruit tang. Very delicious, wish I would’ve had it a tad bit colder.  — 4 months ago

with Denise

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Popped and double decanted to remove sediment (there’s quite a bit). Deeply fruity nose. Loads of dark berries, with deep cracked stone minerals. A bit of cured meat. The palate is much more savory than the nose. Liquid rock leads, but some crisp, dark berry fruit. Surprisingly nice acids. A fair amount of soft tannin. Long, clingy finish. Drinking very nicely now. Might be solid for a few more years, though I’m not sure it will improve much from here. Another really good wine from this top notch co-op. — 10 months ago

Andre

9.0

Tough Hermitage competition last night and it ranked slightly behind top producers JL Chave and Jaboulet (La Chapelle). Not quite as long and explosive, but who’s to complain — 2 years ago

Severn G

9.3

1988 | Syrah
E. Guigal; Hermitage
Northern Rhone; Tain l'Hermitage, France

Crushed ripe cherry, bacon & fat, crushed Hemlock needles, granite, damp compost, slight barnyard; Ripe black cherry, dried blackberry, black currant, red pepper skin. Tannins persist. Drink 2025-32+

Much brighter on both nose/palate than my other Hermitage experiences. Perhaps I prefer the dried fruit/leather notes showing with more age...
(93-94 points)

Paired to lamb schnitzel, just wonderful together. — 3 years ago

Casey Schneider-Mizell

8.9

Surprisingly good, and as clearly northern Rhone syrah as any wine can be. It has the strong fruit and the floral complexity, but remains smooth on the palette and well balanced. — 6 years ago

Marc Garneau

9.2

Que c’est bon ! Goûteux et tout ! Avec fromage de tête et baguette, pas trop corsé. Parfait ! — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2009 | Opaque colour. Closed smell at first. Some buttermilk tones. With air also plums, cherries, leather. And than as if the heaven opens: rondeur, silk, velvet mouth feeling, also distinguished. My gosh, this is good. — 6 months ago

Henry Wallace

9.4

Absolutely gorgeous. — 9 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Truncated family party notes. So solid and typical and satisfying. As always. This Crozes is such a great value. Drink up. — a year ago

with Dan, Douglas and 2 others

TH

9.1

マルサンヌ100%
綺麗な金色。白い花とオレンジの香り。適度な厚み、主張しすぎないオレンジの味わい @4100 excl tax — 3 years ago

Chris A

8.9

A nice, smooth French Syrah from the Hermitage appellation. Heavy yet smooth with that luscious mature red fruit - tobacco ending with a hint of chocolate that presents as a “fruity” old world French red. Pair with a meal or cheese…Great glass! — 5 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.4

Their was an earthiness where I was expecting meat and pepper. Still extremely good and with great depth. — 6 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Deep , dark intensely black fruity; nose reminds me of my Nonno’s cantina. Soft, elegant, and delicious. Usually with grilled steak I opt for Zinfandel, but this change up really hit. Thanks for the wine, Tom. — 4 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Yet another exemplary wine from this co-op. Bloody and irony on the nose, some nice fruit underneath the primal elements. Very linear on the palate, medium body but great intensity of savory flavors. So soft and enveloping but without excess weight. Very nice acids. — 8 months ago

with Angelo

Alex Gordon

9.4

Spicy, zesty, delicious. — a year ago

Lyndsey Wegner

9.1

This beautiful and aromatic Viognier is exactly what I look for and expect in this varietal. Lots of peach, white flower, citrus, with plenty of acidity and a lingering finish. It's got a little pep in its step and it's delightful! — a year ago

with Jamie

J B

9.0

Eileen and Jack at apt in Paris with Roast Pork Tenderloin, mushrooms and Bak Choy. Good wine with a little spice-texture. Less than 10 euro grocery store selection — 5 years ago

Brada

8.9

Funky but I’d get it again — 5 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2016 vintage. Dark red. Black fruit, fresh herbs and a tarry hint, still holding back but obvious underlying complexity. Ripe blackberry and cassis, good focus and fresh acidity, refined tannin and an overall sense of harmony. Cave de Tain is probably the best co-operative in France and this is another fine showing. Good value for Hermitage at about 36 euro. — 6 years ago