Domaine Pradelle Crozes-Hermitage Hirondelles, Rhone, France

帕德勒莊園赫倫德勒（克羅茲--埃米塔日）干紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：3793

More concentrated and tannic than the estate's basic Crozes, the 2020 Crozes Hermitage les Hirondelles features ripe cherries and raspberries on the nose, a medium-bodied palate and a dusty, drying finish. I don't see it as a wine for aging, so drink it young, with a hunk of red meat to help tame the tannins.

Less massive than the regular bottling (reviewed in May 2021), the 2019 Crozes Hermitage les Hirondelles is also full-bodied, but it shows greater fruit expression on the nose—black cherries, blueberries—and more definition on the palate, with ripe but firm tannins framing those fruit notes and ushering them into a long, tannic finish. Give this another year or two, and it should really shine.

The 2018 Crozes Hermitage les Hirondelles comes across as very similar to its stablemate, with delicate herbal-smoky aromas accenting cassis fruit. It's also medium to full-bodied, but it's a bit richer and more velvety on the palate, ending on lingering notes of pencil shavings.

Aged in demi-muids and foudres, the 2017 Crozes Hermitage les Hirondelles delivers hints of menthol and cedar on the nose, followed by slightly sappy notes of taut raspberries. It's medium to full-bodied on the palate, then finishes with chewy tannins that may not ever completely resolve. Time will tell, but I'd suggest drinking it on the young side, while the fruit is still present.

Characterized by an herbal-vegetal note and confected red fruit on the nose, the 2016 Crozes Hermitage les Hirondelles is medium-bodied, with plenty of astringent, dusty tannins on the finish. Drink over the near term with some red meat to help tame those tannins.