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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Pey2001 on 12/26/2021: Was hoping this would be more oxidative, but there is only a hint on the nose. White peach and a little pineapple on the palate. Not a lot of acidity, but rather gets a bit of vigour from a slight minerality and subtle astringency. With dinner I felt that it was a bit flat, lacking enough acid or tannin to stand up to food. Left some or overnight and it got a little more pith, but not great improvement. (237 views) | | Tasted by Philip67 on 2/28/2020 & rated 90 points: Good but not great. Nice tropical fruit, hints of tangerine. as you would expect of a Hermitage Blanc the key characteristic is one of comfort rather than freshness. Nice wine, ready to drink now, doubt it will improve. Likely to move to oxidative caramel notes over the next few years. (491 views) | | Tasted by henrygjeffreys on 3/14/2017: Nutty nose, marzipan and lemons Lovely texture, so delicious to swirl around the mouth Ripe fruit and long nutty finish. In an oxidative style but nothing to frighten the horses to much. (898 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds Vinous, 2016 Northern Rhône Whites: Excellent but Often Scarce (May 2018) (5/18/2018) (M. Sorrel Hermitage Blanc White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW JancisRobinson.com (3/1/2017) (Marc Sorrel Hermitage White) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Vinous and JancisRobinson.com. (manage subscription channels) |
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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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