Paul Jaboulet Aîné
About Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Undoubtedly one of the greatest names in the Rhône Valley, Paul Jaboulet Aîné was founded in 1834 by Antoine Jaboulet and is perhaps best known for its flagship La Chapelle, of which the 1961 vintage still holds the title as one of the greatest wines ever made. A series of mishaps in the 1990s threw the estate in disarray and it took the financial might of the Frey family to set the estate on a path to recovery.
Since 2006, the Frey family have accomplished an impressive feat at Paul Jaboulet Aine by taking this historic estate to its rightful place as the first growth of the Rhone. With their experience at Chateau La Lagune in Bordeaux, the Frey family saw the potential in Jaboulet’s vineyards, including the important and iconic vineyard, Hermitage La Chapelle.
Caroline Frey has since taken over as owner and winemaker of Paul Jaboulet Aîné and within 10 years, enabled Paul Jaboulet Aîné to attain organic certification.
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Rhone | 1 | 94 (VN (ST)) |
Inc. TAX
€1,312.42 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (94)Opaque purple. Captivating aromas of boysenberry, dark cherry, pepper, spices, cocoa powder and smoky minerality. Then intense and penetrating in the mouth, with brilliantly fresh dark berry and kirsch flavors lifted by notes of cinnamon and star anise. Finishes pungent and impressively long, with a palate-saturating whiplash of dark berry and spice flavors. This wine calls for at least decade of aging. Only 900 bottles were slated to be sent to the American importer. |
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Rhone | 1 | 91 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€262.44 |
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Vinous (91)Deep aromas of honey, nuts and spicy oak, plus a slight leesy complexity. Ripe and sweet but quite suave and light on its feet. Bright and fruity. Long, perfumed back end. This is 14% alcohol and finished with less than a gram per liter residual sugar, but it is neither heavy nor excessively dry. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€359.27 |
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Rhone | 3 | - |
Inc. TAX
€237.29 |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€1,369.45 |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€724.93 |
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Rhone | 6 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€509.58 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2015 Cornas Domaine de Saint Pierre is a full-bodied, concentrated wine that brings the essence of Cornas to the bottle in its scents of crushed stones and firm, tannic finish. Hints of toasted almond and mocha give it a gloss of modernity, but its red plum fruit, hints of iron or blood, and sturdy feel bring it right back to the appellation's granite slopes. |
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Rhone | 10 | 93 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€384.78 |
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Vinous (93)Inky ruby. Powerful, mineral-driven aromas of ripe black/blue fruits, candied violet, olive and exotic spices. Densely packed and focused on the palate, offering bitter cherry and boysenberry flavors that unfold slowly with air and show sharp delineation. The blue fruit and floral notes drive a long, juicy finish given framework by dusty, slow-building tannins. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€299.27 |
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Rhone | 15 | 94 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€617.32 |
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Vinous (94)Glass-staining ruby. An expansive bouquet evokes blue fruit preserves, potpourri and olive paste, and a hint of smoky bacon builds in the glass. A vibrant mineral nuance adds energetic lift to sappy boysenberry, blackberry spicecake and violet pastille flavors that deepen and spread out slowly on the back half. Shows wonderful energy for its heft and finishes on a gently tannic note, displaying sharp delineation and emphatic mineral thrust. |
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Rhone | 1 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€589.98 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2017 Cote Rotie Domaine des Pierrelles is full-bodied but exceedingly elegant, with silky, fine-grained tannins. Charming notes of violets, raspberries and black olives lead the way, backed by hints of dried spices and mocha, finishing long. It's a complex and compelling example of Cote Rotie, and it's great to see all of the Jaboulet team's hard work in the vineyards paying off. |
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Rhone | 1 | 94 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€592.38 |
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Vinous (94)Dark ruby. Pungent, spice- and smoke-tinged dark berries, cherry pit, olive and potpourri on the assertively perfumed nose. Juicy and energetic on the palate, offering gently sweet red and dark berry flavors, along with floral pastille, allspice, olive and cracked pepper notes. Fine-grained tannins add shape to a very long, lively finish that strongly echoes the floral and spice notes. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€911.69 |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€606.89 |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€506.65 |
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Rhone | 2 | 90-93 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€535.67 |
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Vinous - Josh Raynolds (90-93)Ruby-red. Textbook Cote-Rotie aromas of fresh red- and blackcurrant, cherry pit, violet, smoky bacon and graphite. Firm, focused and deep, with zesty acidity giving energy and focus to the black fruit flavors. Elegant finish features silky tannins and impressive lift. |
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Rhone | 2 | - |
Inc. TAX
€739.67 |
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Rhone | 12 | - |
Inc. TAX
€196.12 |
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Rhone | 2 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€383.58 |
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Wine Advocate (94)Bearing more than a passing resemblance to an actual Hermitage, the 2017 Crozes Hermitage Domaine de Roure comes from granitic soils, and it comes across as darker, more concentrated and sturdier than Jaboulet's other Crozes bottlings. Cassis and black olive notes abound in this full-bodied, structured wine, which finishes long and velvety, picking up hints of baking spices along the way. |
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Rhone | 6 | 94 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€315.18 |
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Vinous (94)Deep magenta. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, potpourri and licorice, and a smoky mineral accent builds in the glass. Appealingly sweet and penetrating on the palate, offering juicy dark fruit preserve and floral pastille flavors that are brightened by a snap of juicy acidity and a building, spicy nuance. Clings with impressive tenacity on the gently tannic finish, leaving behind Chambord and exotic spice notes. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€404.09 |
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Rhone | 1 | 92 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€1,226.53 |
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Wine Advocate (92)The 1990 is an unqualified winner. My instincts suggest it will easily eclipse the 1978. The 1990 exhibits a huge, roasted Syrah nose and the massive power produced by the hot sun and drought of this vintage. It has also benefited from an unbelievably long 40-day maceration. The huge, smoky, superripe nose of herbs, coffee, and cassis is followed by a densely packed, authoritatively rich, nearly massive, surprisingly well-balanced wine. Anticipated maturity: now-2005. Last tasted 12/95. |
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Rhone | 1 | 88+ (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€464.14 |
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Vinous (88+)Full red. Restrained, pure aromas of red fruits, menthol, oak and dried rose. Dense and ripe but tightly wound, even a bit youthfully pinched today, with some edgy acids. Notes of currant, meat, leather and pepper. Grew sweeter with aeration, suggesting that it will improve with bottle aging. |
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Rhone | 1 | 91+ (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€501.73 |
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Vinous (91+)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. |
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Rhone | 3 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€503.74 |
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Vinous (90-92)Primary violet color. Extremely dense and unforthcoming on the nose, with brooding dark berry flavors. Sweet on the palate but currently dominated by its structure; large-scaled and chewy. Deep and powerful but stubbornly unforthcoming. Finishes with hints of sweet mocha and licorice. |
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Rhone | 2 | 90-92 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€494.77 |
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Vinous (90-92)Primary violet color. Extremely dense and unforthcoming on the nose, with brooding dark berry flavors. Sweet on the palate but currently dominated by its structure; large-scaled and chewy. Deep and powerful but stubbornly unforthcoming. Finishes with hints of sweet mocha and licorice. |
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Rhone | 1 | 90-93 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€455.17 |
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Vinous (90-93)Inky ruby. Explosively aromatic nose offers sexy oak spice-laced dark berry and black cherry, complicated by cured tobacco and violet oil. Very youthful but awfully sweet, with deep, almost liqueur-like blackcurrant and blueberry flavors and supple, molten tannins. A lush, highly attractive Thalabert in the making, with impressive depth and excellent length. |
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Rhone | 2 | 93 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€324.78 |
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Wine Advocate (93)The 2010 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert, which I raved about last year, is slightly better than their brilliant 2009. It boasts a dense purple color along with a beautiful perfume of camphor, licorice, forest floor, black currants and Christmas fruitcake. With tremendous intensity, full body and supple tannins, it should drink well for 10-15 years, perhaps longer where well-stored. This cuvee is always one of the best buys in the Northern Rhone. |
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Rhone | 6 | 94 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€515.47 |
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Vinous (94)Inky ruby. Suave, mineral-accented scents of ripe blueberry, black currant and Indian spices, along with a slowly emerging floral component. Plush, broad and deeply concentrated, displaying black and blue fruit, licorice and mocha flavors that are energized by an intense, peppery overtone. Finishes extremely long, fleshy and sweet, delivering intense mineral thrust, a subtle cracked pepper nuance and youthful, building tannins. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€228.47 |
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Rhone | 1 | 94 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
€1,075.00 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (94)Opaque purple. Captivating aromas of boysenberry, dark cherry, pepper, spices, cocoa powder and smoky minerality. Then intense and penetrating in the mouth, with brilliantly fresh dark berry and kirsch flavors lifted by notes of cinnamon and star anise. Finishes pungent and impressively long, with a palate-saturating whiplash of dark berry and spice flavors. This wine calls for at least decade of aging. Only 900 bottles were slated to be sent to the American importer. |
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Rhone | 1 | 91 (VN) |
In Bond
€215.00 |
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Vinous (91)Deep aromas of honey, nuts and spicy oak, plus a slight leesy complexity. Ripe and sweet but quite suave and light on its feet. Bright and fruity. Long, perfumed back end. This is 14% alcohol and finished with less than a gram per liter residual sugar, but it is neither heavy nor excessively dry. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€277.00 |
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Rhone | 3 | - |
In Bond
€194.00 |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€1,135.00 |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€601.00 |
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Rhone | 6 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
€406.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2015 Cornas Domaine de Saint Pierre is a full-bodied, concentrated wine that brings the essence of Cornas to the bottle in its scents of crushed stones and firm, tannic finish. Hints of toasted almond and mocha give it a gloss of modernity, but its red plum fruit, hints of iron or blood, and sturdy feel bring it right back to the appellation's granite slopes. |
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Rhone | 10 | 93 (VN) |
In Bond
€302.00 |
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Vinous (93)Inky ruby. Powerful, mineral-driven aromas of ripe black/blue fruits, candied violet, olive and exotic spices. Densely packed and focused on the palate, offering bitter cherry and boysenberry flavors that unfold slowly with air and show sharp delineation. The blue fruit and floral notes drive a long, juicy finish given framework by dusty, slow-building tannins. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€227.00 |
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Rhone | 15 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
€492.00 |
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Vinous (94)Glass-staining ruby. An expansive bouquet evokes blue fruit preserves, potpourri and olive paste, and a hint of smoky bacon builds in the glass. A vibrant mineral nuance adds energetic lift to sappy boysenberry, blackberry spicecake and violet pastille flavors that deepen and spread out slowly on the back half. Shows wonderful energy for its heft and finishes on a gently tannic note, displaying sharp delineation and emphatic mineral thrust. |
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Rhone | 1 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
€473.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2017 Cote Rotie Domaine des Pierrelles is full-bodied but exceedingly elegant, with silky, fine-grained tannins. Charming notes of violets, raspberries and black olives lead the way, backed by hints of dried spices and mocha, finishing long. It's a complex and compelling example of Cote Rotie, and it's great to see all of the Jaboulet team's hard work in the vineyards paying off. |
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Rhone | 1 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
€475.00 |
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Vinous (94)Dark ruby. Pungent, spice- and smoke-tinged dark berries, cherry pit, olive and potpourri on the assertively perfumed nose. Juicy and energetic on the palate, offering gently sweet red and dark berry flavors, along with floral pastille, allspice, olive and cracked pepper notes. Fine-grained tannins add shape to a very long, lively finish that strongly echoes the floral and spice notes. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€756.00 |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€502.00 |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€416.00 |
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Rhone | 2 | 90-93 (VN) |
In Bond
€424.00 |
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Vinous - Josh Raynolds (90-93)Ruby-red. Textbook Cote-Rotie aromas of fresh red- and blackcurrant, cherry pit, violet, smoky bacon and graphite. Firm, focused and deep, with zesty acidity giving energy and focus to the black fruit flavors. Elegant finish features silky tannins and impressive lift. |
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Rhone | 2 | - |
In Bond
€594.00 |
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Rhone | 12 | - |
In Bond
€141.00 |
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Rhone | 2 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
€301.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)Bearing more than a passing resemblance to an actual Hermitage, the 2017 Crozes Hermitage Domaine de Roure comes from granitic soils, and it comes across as darker, more concentrated and sturdier than Jaboulet's other Crozes bottlings. Cassis and black olive notes abound in this full-bodied, structured wine, which finishes long and velvety, picking up hints of baking spices along the way. |
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Rhone | 6 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
€244.00 |
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Vinous (94)Deep magenta. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, potpourri and licorice, and a smoky mineral accent builds in the glass. Appealingly sweet and penetrating on the palate, offering juicy dark fruit preserve and floral pastille flavors that are brightened by a snap of juicy acidity and a building, spicy nuance. Clings with impressive tenacity on the gently tannic finish, leaving behind Chambord and exotic spice notes. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€333.00 |
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Rhone | 1 | 92 (WA) |
In Bond
€996.00 |
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Wine Advocate (92)The 1990 is an unqualified winner. My instincts suggest it will easily eclipse the 1978. The 1990 exhibits a huge, roasted Syrah nose and the massive power produced by the hot sun and drought of this vintage. It has also benefited from an unbelievably long 40-day maceration. The huge, smoky, superripe nose of herbs, coffee, and cassis is followed by a densely packed, authoritatively rich, nearly massive, surprisingly well-balanced wine. Anticipated maturity: now-2005. Last tasted 12/95. |
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Rhone | 1 | 88+ (VN) |
In Bond
€342.00 |
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Vinous (88+)Full red. Restrained, pure aromas of red fruits, menthol, oak and dried rose. Dense and ripe but tightly wound, even a bit youthfully pinched today, with some edgy acids. Notes of currant, meat, leather and pepper. Grew sweeter with aeration, suggesting that it will improve with bottle aging. |
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Rhone | 1 | 91+ (VN) |
In Bond
€392.00 |
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Vinous (91+)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. |
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Rhone | 3 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
€375.00 |
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Vinous (90-92)Primary violet color. Extremely dense and unforthcoming on the nose, with brooding dark berry flavors. Sweet on the palate but currently dominated by its structure; large-scaled and chewy. Deep and powerful but stubbornly unforthcoming. Finishes with hints of sweet mocha and licorice. |
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Rhone | 2 | 90-92 (VN) |
In Bond
€375.00 |
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Vinous (90-92)Primary violet color. Extremely dense and unforthcoming on the nose, with brooding dark berry flavors. Sweet on the palate but currently dominated by its structure; large-scaled and chewy. Deep and powerful but stubbornly unforthcoming. Finishes with hints of sweet mocha and licorice. |
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Rhone | 1 | 90-93 (VN) |
In Bond
€342.00 |
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Vinous (90-93)Inky ruby. Explosively aromatic nose offers sexy oak spice-laced dark berry and black cherry, complicated by cured tobacco and violet oil. Very youthful but awfully sweet, with deep, almost liqueur-like blackcurrant and blueberry flavors and supple, molten tannins. A lush, highly attractive Thalabert in the making, with impressive depth and excellent length. |
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Rhone | 2 | 93 (WA) |
In Bond
€252.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93)The 2010 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert, which I raved about last year, is slightly better than their brilliant 2009. It boasts a dense purple color along with a beautiful perfume of camphor, licorice, forest floor, black currants and Christmas fruitcake. With tremendous intensity, full body and supple tannins, it should drink well for 10-15 years, perhaps longer where well-stored. This cuvee is always one of the best buys in the Northern Rhone. |
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Rhone | 6 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
€392.00 |
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Vinous (94)Inky ruby. Suave, mineral-accented scents of ripe blueberry, black currant and Indian spices, along with a slowly emerging floral component. Plush, broad and deeply concentrated, displaying black and blue fruit, licorice and mocha flavors that are energized by an intense, peppery overtone. Finishes extremely long, fleshy and sweet, delivering intense mineral thrust, a subtle cracked pepper nuance and youthful, building tannins. |
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Rhone | 1 | - |
In Bond
€168.00 |
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