Wine Reviews

Revealing a fresh, dark bouquet of menthol, dark berries, licorice, gentian and spices. Moderately weighted and lively, it’s filled with energy, though the oaky frame lends a touch of austerity.

Coming from a west-facing, granite slope—basically an extension of Hermitage’s Bessards—the 2020 Crozes Hermitage Domaine de Roure features aromas of hickory smoke and maple sugar but also appealing cassis and blueberry fruit and a bit of crushed stone.

A cool and very bright wine with the kind of mountain freshness the syrah grape is capable of in the Northern Rhone. Smoky and fragrant, with notes of verbena, rosemary, thyme and wildflowers.

Although still very young and quite tightly wound, this remarkable Crozes-Hermitage already has an enticing nose of red fruit and wild herbs. Both concentrated and quite fleshy on the mid-palate, before it turns more stony with a hint of tar at the long, focused finish.

Coming from three hectares of vines in Crozes, the 2022 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine De Roure is another impressive barrel sample. Ripe black fruits, sappy, minty herbs, and pepper all emerge on the nose, and it’s medium-bodied, with a silky, Burgundian mouthfeel and integrated tannins. It’s a pretty, finesse-driven, elegant wine.