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- wondersofwine - 01-23-2006 (also posted on another board) 2001 Paul Jaboulet-Aine' Crozes Hermitage "Les Jalets" importer: Frederick Wildman & Sons 100% Syrah $13-$15 Purple-garnet color. Cassis and mulberries on the nose. Black currants and mulberries on the palate. Smooth and seamless taste. Rich juice. Went nicely with a lamb cutlet with rosemary and a French-style brown sauce. 2001 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Fabius, Sant' Antimo Rosso Syrah Normally sold for about $40; on sale for $30 Produced 6000 bottles using new barriques. Saturated dark purple color; almost opaque. The black currant scent blows away the Crozes Hermitages. Fruit-driven wine of black currants with lengthy finish and surprisingly soft tannins. Still, it probably has the structure to age for three-to-five more years. This wine definitely showed best the first evening opened. - Innkeeper - 01-23-2006 "Les Jalets" at five years is almost a given. - TheEngineer - 01-23-2006 Hmm...got a few of the Jab Croze hermitage resting...will have to go digging for them now.. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img] - Thraz - 01-24-2006 I have had a couple of bad bottles of the Jalets 2001 recently (last few months). Actually they were so bad, I had to pour the last one. I have a few more to go, I will try one again shortly - I hope your notes mean the wine was just in a funk for a while. I loved the 2000 though (which is why I bought the 2001 blind by the case). I also have one bottle remaining of the 2000, maybe a micro-vertical is in order. - Thraz - 01-24-2006 Hehe - I have a bad case of the Jalets. Hoho. I can't get over myself. - wondersofwine - 01-24-2006 LOL. Good luck on remaining bottles. - TheEngineer - 01-24-2006 hehehehehehehehehe.... [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img] |