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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 3/12/2020: This is lovely right now. Not much to add to my last note, from which this wine has not changed that much. Perhaps slightly more intense secondary flavors and aromas... (568 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 3/17/2018: Pop and pour. Just a beautiful mature Hermitage. Fantastic nose with dark black fruit and loads of char, black olive and great salinity. Fantastic acidity and attenuated tannin on the dark finish. Yum. (941 views) | | | Tasted by jpb2007 on 3/3/2018 & rated 85 points: Opened and tasted. Mute.
Decanted. Flat and perfectly uninterresting.
Will end up tomorrow in a beef cheek ragout. (984 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 1/26/2018: Pop and pour, though probably needed a decant, also wasn't the best pairing for my main. Nevertheless, nice nose with smoke, black fruit and charred meat. I didn't find the oak obtrusive, but is definitely present. On the palate, good acidity and loads of charcoal and black cherry liqueur. Soft tannin on the finish, and this bottle improved a lot with air. Wait for a while on next btl, but drinking vety well with some air already. (961 views) | | | Tasted by ronnieroots on 8/27/2017 flawed bottle: Corked! (1178 views) | | | Tasted by guido23 on 7/10/2015 & rated 89 points: Decanted and consumed over four hours. Occasional flashes of - not brilliance, exactly, but better than mediocrity - but otherwise quite ordinary. May need more time. (1677 views) | | | Tasted by Vintomas on 12/21/2013 & rated 92 points: Medium red(+), somewhat opaque, just a little faded at the edge. Nose with ripe blackberries and dark plums, strong animal notes with blood and meat juices, plus some barnyard aromas, leather and charcuteries, some rusted iron, cloves and some spice notes, a hint of violets, and a bit of oak and vanilla. A somewhat developed nose, but still many aromas on the young side (cloves!). Medium bodied+ to full bodied, palate with good concentration of fruit and rather tart berry aromas including dark cherries, blackberries and cranberries, quite good acidity, quite a lot of spice, medium(+) tannins, and an aftertaste with berries and tannin, some of which feel a bit like oak tannins. Rather fully developed, but no rush to drink up, and the oak notes could perhaps integrate a little better with more cellaring. 92 p.
A fine wine that is currently at that point where it will be appealing both to those who prefer young wines and those who prefer mature wines, but to be perfectly honest, the oak is a bit overdone which means that it comes across as less elegant and silky than an optimal Hermitage can be. (1892 views) | | | Tasted by Ludi on 2/18/2013 & rated 94 points: Granato scurissimo. Al naso il frutto scuro (amarena) si accompagna subito a sensazioni più elusive di tapenade, viola fresca, menta, cacao, pepe nero, note ematiche, spezie. Bocca secca, opulenta, giovanile; tannino di esemplare integrità (2141 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 4/2/2004: Bordeaux "en Primeur" Tasting and Rhone side visit; 3/29/2004-4/2/2004 (France): Tasting at winery. First vintage for this wine not being produced just from the lieu-dit. Reductive to start and tough to assess, with a somewhat unfriendly character today. Not accessible with some coarse edges I didn't really enjoy. (3179 views) |
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- Read more about Chapoutier Hermitage wines - Discover Chapoutier Cote Rotie wine - Learn about Chapoutier Chateauneuf du Pape wineSyrah 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. Les Greffieux at weinlagen.infoFrance 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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