Les Varonniers

92 points in Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "A smoking Crozes Hermitage, the 2012 Crozes Hermitage les Varonniers sports a vibrant purple color to go with notes of black cherries, bouquet garni and ground pepper. Medium to full-bodied, soft, fleshy and beautifully textured, is has enough underlying tannin to keep it drinking nicely through 2022 or so.

It's worth noting that at a recent 2003 retrospective, this was firing on all cylinders and bested more than a few more expensive Hermitage."

92 points in Wine Spectator - "This has ample toast, but the core of raspberry, plum and blackberry fruit is wonderfully melded with savory, iron and anise notes. A graphite edge lends racy feel through the finish, with a tarry backdrop. Rock-solid. Drink now through 2020. "