Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 175, February 2008
Rating: 93 POINTS points
Drink 2011 - 2023
The 2005 Crozes-Hermitage Les Varonnieres reveals plenty of black olives, creme de cassis, graphite, and subtle oak, in a full-bodied, tannic, backward style that requires 3-4 years of cellaring, and should last for 12-15 years.