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2009 Delas Freres Crozes-Hermitage Le Clos
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2009 Delas Freres Crozes-Hermitage Le Clos

Producer: Delas Freres
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Crozes Hermitage

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91 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2012

Bright ruby.  Red berry preserves and cherry on the pungent, floral nose.  Deeply pitched but lively, boasting very good focus to its bitter cherry and licorice flavors.  A spine of minerality adds cut and vibrancy to the long, spicy finish.  I like this wine's tension and suspect that it will be a slow, graceful ager.

91 Points | Wine Spectator
93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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