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One of the greatest Syrah I've ever tasted from the South of France, the 2001 Clos des Truffiers is utterly compelling, and pure perfection in a glass. Still inky-colored to the rim, with incredibly fresh notes of blackberry, currants, violets, white truffle and bloody meat, this awesome, full-bodied, perfectly balanced beauty hits the palate with a thick, decadent texture, no hard edges and incredible purity of fruit... ...will continue to evolve for another 10-15 years.(June 2015)
Flamboyantly ripe, heavily oaky aromas of framboise, bacon fat, clove, cinnamon stick and eucalyptus, with a suggestion of honeysuckle. With extended aeration, this showed much more primary notes of crystallized black fruits, violet...