Paul Jaboulet Aine, Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage 2019

93+ points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"Seemingly refined by the additional elevage since I reviewed a barrel sample last year, the 2019 Crozes Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert remains a big, rich, dark-fruited and almost tarry effort, but this full-bodied wine is pleasantly velvety and marked by savory notes of scorched wood and black olive tapenade that linger on the finish.."

92-94 points Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2019 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine De Thalabert showed well, with a floral, pepper, and sappy herb style as well as plenty of darker cherry and currant fruit. With medium to full body, a vibrant, elegant texture, present tannins, and good acidity, this is a classic, balanced Thalabert to hide for 2-4 years and enjoy over the following decade or more."

92 points John Gilman
"The 2019 vintage of the Domaine de Thalabert from Paul Jaboulet is a superb young wine that very much recalls the 1990 version when it was young, with perhaps even more depth and potential plushness. The hail on June 15th of 2019 was centered on the southern half of the Crozes appellation, which is unfortunately where the Domaine de Thalabert was situated, so I have to imagine this wine was made from yields that were cut back by half from the hail in early summer. But, the wine has really turned out beautifully, coming in ripe and complex at fifteen percent octane and delivering a deep bouquet of black raspberries, smoked meats, pepper, black tea, a beautiful base of soil tones, a touch of bitter chocolate, black olive and plenty of upper register smokiness. On the palate the wine is plush, full-bodied, firm and beautifully balanced, with a sappy core of black fruit, superb soil signature, ripe, buried tannins and a long, complex and refined finish. This is a big and ripe vintage of the Thalabert, but impeccably balanced at the same time. Fine, fine juice. 2029-2055."