Delas Freres Crozes-Hermitage Les Launes 2015 (750ML)

91 WS / 90 JS / 90 WA / 90-92 VM

A charming, silky style, with pretty cassis and plum fruit flavors sweeping through, followed by light herb, tobacco and chalk accents on the fresh finish. Drink now through 2022. 350 cases imported. - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

Super plush and richly ripe with fleshy red plums and blackberries. This has a wealth of approachable, appealing, sweet and ripe flavor. Drink now. - James Suckling

There are three Crozes Hermitage releases in 2015, all of which are noteworthy. I suspect the best vintage for this cuvée to date, the tank-aged 2015 Crozes Hermitage les Launes sports an inky purple color as well as terrific notes of plums, black raspberries, toasted spice and damp earth. Medium to full-bodied, polished and elegant, with sweet tannin, this terrific Syrah shows the richness and purity of the vintage. - Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate

Deep violet. Fresh raspberry, cherry, incense and candied flowers on the nose; a zesty mineral nuance adds vivacity. Sweet, seamless and focused on the palate, offering juicy red and dark berry and floral pastille flavors and a hint of spicecake. In a lively, open-knit style. Gentle tannins lend shape to a long floral- and mineral-accented finish. - Josh Raynolds, Vinous Media

"The colour is a deep garnet red. The nose is essentially fruity, with strong aromas of cassis and plums, and a touch of violets. This is an ample, well-rounded wine in the mouth that has sufficient tannins for ageing capacity." - Winery