Paul Jaboulet Aîné 2009 Domaine de Thalabert (Crozes-Hermitage)

Country: France / Rhône Valley
Variety: Syrah
Winery: Paul Jaboulet Aîné / Domaine de Thalabert

Despite this wine’s thick veneer of toasty, vanilla-scented oak, it has plenty of underlying fruit, powerful enough to handle the wood. It’s full bodied, dense and richly textured, with a long, velvety finish redolent of blackberries and cedar. Approachable now, but should easily age through 2025.