Domaine des Remizieres, Crozes-Hermitage (Rhone Valley, France) “Cuvee Christophe” Rouge 2001

($33, Chemin des Vins): Philippe Desmure and his daughter Emilie are making fabulous wine at this estate. This 2001 — a fabulous vintage in the northern Rhone — is a heavyweight Crozes-Hermitage. Meaty, with supple tannins, it has traces of minerals and tar more often seen in Hermitage than Crozes-Hermitage. 90 Michael Apstein Oct 24, 2006