Lot 296
2008 Crozes-Hermitage (Rhône Valley)
Jess's Pick - Gold Medal: San Diego International Wine Competition; Elegant with rose-petal and exotic spice flavors, lush black cherry and currant fruit mingling with incense, and blackberry essence.
$18
- San Diego International Wine Competition Gold Winner
Lot 296 has piercing white pepper and rose petal aromas that leap out of the glass. Elegant and nimble on its feet with rose-petal, exotic spice, lush black cherry and currant fruit mingling with incense and blackberry essence. A tremendous wine, harmonious, generous and pure.
Style: Medium, Fruity
Flavors: Blackberry, Cherry, Currant, Pepper, Rose, Spice
Cam Confidential
The Lot 296 2008 Crozes-Hermitage will be startling wine for many of you – in a good way. Made from 30-year-old Syrah vines grown in clay and limestone hillsides and alluvial terraces just in the hills on the left bank of the Rhône river, this wine shows incredible sophistication. Decant ½ hour and drink now and over the next decade