Crozes Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert Paul Jaboulet Aine Vintage 2014 Magnum

Crozes Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert Paul Jaboulet Aine Vintage 2014 MagnumPaul Jaboulet An has been a part of the Rhone Valley wine industry for almost two centuries, beginning with a small plot of land on the hills of Hermitage before expanding throughout the region. Thalabert is the oldest vineyard in Crozes Hermitage and has been owned by PJA since 1834. The 2014 vintage was a difficult one in the Rhone, but good producers made some good wines. Typical blend Syrah. 1. 5 Magnum bottle. Abv 13. 5% Bottle condition, capsule

but I generally prefer them older

labels good

The 1989 was an excellent vintage across Germany

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Known for unyielding tannic wines that can be good today

A Chateau that has always been considered on a par with Ausone and Cheval Blanc

As a wine producer it was highly regarded early in its history

It differers from many other left back estates in that the wine is predominantly Merlot rather than Cabernet Sauvignon

The story of CASK 23 began during the harvest of 1974

Same thing for the palate

in the Haut Medoc appellation of Bordeaux

even though it was left out of the 1855 Classification