The 1995 white wines exhibit good fruit, excellent body, and considerable freshness and intensity. The 1995 white wines exhibit good fruit, excellent body, and considerable freshness and intensity.
For drinking over the next several years, readers should check out the 1995 Crozes-Hermitage La Mule Blanche. A 50-50 blend of Marsanne and Roussanne, this wine reveals a Viognier-like character in its honeyed nose and apricot-like flavors. The wine is fresh, lively, and a good value among Rhone Valley whites. After declassifying most of their top cuvees in 1993 and producing 1994s that were sound, but generally uninspiring (several wines that have been re-reviewed in the following text are showing better), this hallowed firm just south of the village of Tain l'Hermitage has produced very high quality 1995s. That's good news for the many fans of Paul Jaboulet-Aine.
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