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2007 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage Syrah
Syrah: 750ml
$87.99
points awarded:
ST 92 WE 90 WS 9392 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, February 2010
Glass-staining purple. Seductive aromas of black raspberry, cherry-cola, minerals, violet and exotic smoky peat. Showing a riper side and more depth than it did from barrel, with palate-coating red and dark berry compote flavors and hints of candied flowers and licorice. Very rich but surprisingly lithe, with excellent finishing breadth and sweet persistence. Already showing a lot of complexity but I'd hold off on opening this one for at least another five years.
90 points,
Wine Enthusiast, October 2011
Like many of the '07 Hermitages, this isn't a huge wine, but instead shows a nice sense of proportion, marrying hickory smoke with touches of cracked peppercorns, cedar and roasted beef. Drink now-2020.
93 points,
Wine Spectator, February 2010
Very bright and fresh, with delicious plum, blueberry and crushed cherry fruit flavors mingling with spice cake, black tea and incense notes. The finish is long and supple. Drink now through 2013. -JM

