2006 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers

2006 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers – France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage (5/21/2009)
Ripe red and black fruit, exotic spices and a hint of milk chocolate and cherry liqueur in the slightly lactic nose. Animal blood, leather, ripe black fruit, black olives, exotic spices, balancing acidity and a hint of black pepper on the slightly bitter and still fairly tannic palate. Serious and still young wine. Very balanced, very pure. Might merit a higher score. (93 pts.)