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M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage Les Varonniers 2019 750ml
Case of 6
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SKU 886735
$379.26/case
$63.21/bottle
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This must be the best Crozes-Hermitage I ever tasted! Deep, smoky, minty and spicy nose that expands and expands as it aerates, gaining ever more earthy complexity. Stunningly concentrated and focused palate with so much bitter chocolate and black cherry, but even more power. Giant finish that’s astonishingly refined for this appellation. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drinkable now, but best from 2024.
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Appellation
Crozes Hermitage
JS96pts
James Suckling
This must be the best Crozes-Hermitage I ever tasted! Deep, smoky, minty and spicy nose that expands and expands as it aerates, gaining ever more earthy complexity. Stunningly concentrated and focused palate with so much bitter chocolate and black cherry, but even more power. Giant finish that’s astonishingly refined for this appellation. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drinkable now, but best from 2024.
VM95pts
Vinous Media
Saturated ruby. Expansive aromas of ripe blackberry, cherry liqueur, licorice, vanilla and candied violet are energized by exotic spice and mineral flourishes. Broad and fleshy on the palate, offering densely packed, smoke-laced black and blue fruit, mocha, olive paste, exotic spice and floral pastille flavors that show fine detail and mineral lift. The impressively long, smoky finish echoes the floral and mineral notes and is framed by steadily building, even tannins. Raised in oak barrels, 25% of them new.
JD95pts
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers comes from site just to the west of Hermitage, and this cuvée is always a more Hermitage-like, structured wine. While I think the soils here (broken granite) are brilliant, the downside of this vineyard is that it lies in the shade most days and only gets afternoon sun. It produces a big, burly wine that needs bottle age, and top vintages can evolve for over two decades. The 2019 has pure cassis, graphite, and peppery aromatics as well as a rich, full-bodied, concentrated style on the palate. I love its tannins, the balance as well as the purity of fruit are spot on, and this is another beautiful Crozes Hermitage that would pass undetected in a lineup of top Hermitage. Give bottles 5-6 years and enjoy over the following two decades.
DC94pts
Decanter
Really intense, fragrant vintage. Great freshness and clarity of aroma, deeply violet scented and gently smoky. Tannins aren't quite as elegant as the best Hermitage but this is highly impressive for a Crozes. Very concentrated, will be very good when ready. A smart buy and likely to be fairly good value. From west-facing granite slope on the edge of Hermitage.
WS93pts
Wine Spectator
Dark and muscular, this simmers with ripe black fruit and spiced plum filigreed with black pepper, cumin, dried olive and singed rosemary. While supple and approachable now, a core of graphite and fine tannins mean this will benefit from cellaring. Drink now through 2035. 25 cases imported.
WA92pts
Wine Advocate
The 2019 Crozes Hermitage les Varonniers features intense aromas of cherries and vanilla, plus hints of cassis and pencil shavings (it aged in 20% new oak, with 70% in barriques and 30% in demi-muids). Full-bodied, dense and rich, it's firmly tannic, with a long, dusty finish. Set it aside for a few years before pulling the cork.
