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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by beatles on 11/5/2019 & rated 92 points: Very elegant wine. Initially guessing Côte-Rôtie (when the wine was cooler), this certainly has a feminin, airy side to it, but with more air and temperature, this gains weight, showing more iron, blood & beef. Mature, but in no way declining.
#Lunch@PB (1734 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 11/5/2019: Opens up with a nose of funk and dirt that takes some time to blow off. Old-school Hermitage in the elegant, lighter style driven by high acidity and flavors of iron, meat broth, and rustic, dark fruit. Has a wild rugged side but also a floral side that places it in between Cornas and Cote Rotie, but it is indeed Hermitage. With Niels and some lamb for Tuesday lunch. (1228 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff W on 1/26/2019: It's mature, still with plenty of dark fruit, and properly leathery and meaty. It benefits from some air to bring out the tannins, enhancing the finish. As has been noted, the acidity is prominent, and I suspect will become more so as the fruit fades. A food wine. I think I will not wait too long before drinking my remaining bottles. g (1492 views) | | | Tasted by Tony Molester on 5/31/2013: Popped and poured. From auction. No seepage.
Still quite a brilliant garnet, no bricking to mention.
N:some reduction, pepper, lots of freshness.
P:Sour cherry, meaty and savoury component, a touch of fern finishes a bit astringent with some tannic grip.
Good balance, hold.
12.5% abv (3048 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 9/15/2012: In a great spot here. Classic Hermitage with flavors of grilled meats, boullion and still plenty of dark fruit. Masculine in style, true to it's origin. Firm structure and good grip. This has a decade to go. UPDATE: wow, this is absolutely singing 4 days later. I had about 1/5 og a bottle tucked away in the fridge and by now there's a more feminine side to this wine, just like a Cote Rotie this is packed with flavors of bacon fat and there is even violets on the nose. Great, great stuff. (3278 views) | | | Tasted by dustbuddy on 7/9/2011 & rated 88 points: Leathery and vegetable aromas into smoked bacon on the palate. Fresh but quite light. (2556 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 5/25/2009: A great bottle of mature Syrah from the Northern Rhone. Feminine style resembling Cote Rotie, there is raspberry fruit combined with game, leather, mushrooms and meaty flavors. Quite good acidity which makes the wine lively and not heavy, maybe that's why I like it so much. Excellent wine. (2809 views) | | | Tasted by Dids on 3/15/2009 & rated 87 points: Leather spice and dark fruits initially after 3 hours without decanting this wines nose leaps into life. Savoury notes of smoky bacon and dark cherried fruits come through. There is life and vigour on the nose. On entry damson but a touch of tca which is a wee bit offputting. Secondary notes of savoury and a spicy finish. Prominant acidity and tannin make this a food wine. Not completely balanced but a long spicy finish with no heat. (2858 views) |
| Marc Sorrel Read about Marc SorrelSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESHermitage Guide to Hermitage wine Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The appellation stretches over 3 communes in the Drôme "département" : Tain-l'Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Larnage.
• The soils are a combination of granite with alluvial quaternary delta deposits, and, on the eastern side, Pliocene clay. This diversity explains the numerous different names given to vineyard plots within the appellation : Bessards, Greffieux, Méal, Roucoule, Beaumes, etc.
• The meso-climate provides shelter from the north winds, where the majority of the slopes is well exposed, facing south.
•The vineyards area adds up to 134 hectares/331 acres, with an annual production of 3,635 hectoliters. Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2.3 US tons/acres).
• Grape varieties : Syrah (an addition of up to 15% of Marsanne or Roussanne is allowed).
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