2003 Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine de Thalabert, Paul Jaboulet Aine (750ml)

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Vintage: 2003
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Crozes-Hermitage
Vineyard:
Designation: Domaine de Thalabert
Appellation: Crozes-Hermitage
Producer: Paul Jaboulet Aine
Varietal: Syrah
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Rhone
Sub-Region: Northern Rhone
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Tasting note: Pure and driven, with a racy core of black currant and boysenberry fruit atop a vivid, minerally underpinning. Lengthy, with fruit, garrigue and iron notes running through the finish. Drink now through 2015. 7,800 cases made. (90pts. JM, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Feb. 28, 2006
Score: 90
Drink: Now Through 2015

Tasting note: The brilliant 2003 Crozes-Hermitage Thalabert (production was one-third of normal) boasts a deep purple hue as well as gorgeous aromas of tapenade, blackberries, cherries, incense, and licorice. Voluptuous and full-bodied, with low acidity, ripe tannin, and gobs of fruit and glycerin, it should be consumed over the next 10-15 years. (90pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Feb. 2006
Score: 90
Drink: 2006-21

Tasting note: Deep ruby. Very ripe and warm on the nose, but not pruney or over the top. A big, round wine with lush dark berry and cherry compote flavors and a serious, chewy texture. A bit youthfully inexpressive today but the power and concentration of the material are obvious. Notes of espresso and candied licorice emerged with aeration. Frederic Jaboulet noted that production was down from a normal 20,000 cases to 7,000. (91+pts. JR, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar)

Tasted: Jan/Feb 2006
Score: 91+
Drink: N/A