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Wine Description
The Story
Domaine Thalabert Paul Jaboulet Aine is one of the finest wines in the Crozes Hermitage AOC. The Domaine dates back to 1834 and, cementing the ancient links between Bordeaux and the Rhone, is actually owned by the Frey family of 3rd Growth Grand Cru Classe Chateau La Lagune in the Haut Medoc. Paul Jaboulet Aine’s holdings in the Rhone are seriously impressive and they produce some of the greatest wines in the world.
The Domaine sits in the shadows of the steep granite hill of Hermitage on a rolling, pebbly plain formed by an ancient glacier. These small pebbles store heat during the day and release it at night, providing the optimum conditions for ripening grapes to mature. The wines of Crozes Hermitage tend to be lighter in style than the powerful and concentrated wines of Hermitage itself and are known for their perfumed aromas.
Wine Information
93-95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 reds from the Northern Rhône are truly spectacular and this vintage rivals or surpasses the 2010s and 2009s. Brought up in a mix of tronconique tanks and Burgundy barrels (20% being new), the 2015 Crozes Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert is a big, serious, full-bodied effort that’s reminiscent of a slightly softer version of the 2010. Scorched earth, black fruits, cassis, black olive and a hint of graphite all emerge from this sensational Crozes Hermitage. You’ll need to forget bottles for 4-5 years, but it will have over two decades of longevity. 
(12/2016)
92-94 points Vinous
(made from vines that range from 40 to 60 years old; raised for a year in oak barrels, 20 percent of them new) Youthful violet. Powerful mineral- and spice-accented blue fruit liqueur and violet aromas are complemented by suggestions of licorice and white pepper. Concentrated and expansive on the palate, offering intense blueberry, cherry and spicecake flavors and an exotic Indian spice quality that builds on the back half. Shows excellent clarity and lift on the finish, which is framed by velvety, harmonious tannins that fold smoothly into the juicy dark fruit. (4/2017)