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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JJKinch on 4/23/2023 & rated 91 points: Did not decant.
Red fruit (cherry, raspberry), spice, earth, slight floral, good acidity. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable. Better with an hour or two of air. (250 views) | | | Tasted by Vascular46 on 3/16/2023 & rated 89 points: Maintains it's deep color but has lost most of it's fruit. Maybe hint of cassis left but the wine is clearly well past peak (304 views) | | | Tasted by glou.sf on 8/2/2021 & rated 88 points: Tasted blind. The nose wasn't giving much, but has some higher toned flavors of red fruit. Good acidity with more red fruit on the palate along with cocoa and a good amount of tannins. Overall, this was hard to read and didn't really show any Syrah character. Medium finish. (759 views) | | | Tasted by europat55 on 3/31/2018 & rated 91 points: Nice vegetal, green nose (A-). Tasty palate (B+/B++) (1353 views) | | | Tasted by Milos on 8/6/2013 & rated 92 points: Black cherry, leather and bacon; very classic and subtle. Balanced structure supported by very fine tannins rather than acidity. More intellectual wine than hedonistic wine, though very enjoyable now. (3410 views) | | | Tasted by Dale M on 6/1/2010: Popped and poured. The subtle yet confident perfume of maturity cast an immediate and favorable impression, reinforcing that the last 16 years as done this wine well. Deceptively complex, this certainly isn’t a ‘wow’ wine, but more a creature simply content to show perfect balance, equilibrium and harmony to its steep hillside origins. The peppery, blackcurrant fruit had taken on a leathery edge, and somewhat surprisingly youthful tannins suggest a long plateau of maturity. A perfect wine for my present tastes, and too bad I can’t go back to the counter and pluck down the $30 I paid to acquire this little gem, as I could drink this any day of the week. (4414 views) | | | Tasted by PhDP on 3/20/2010: Invited by Wednesday Wine Club (Shampers, London, UK): tbc (5286 views) | | | Tasted by andrewstevenson.com on 8/12/2006 & rated 92 points: 13%
Initially there was a touch of brett on the nose, which quickly blew off leaving a gorgeous, really meaty, gamey nose. The palate was savoury and delicious, feeling quite mature and very rounded and integrated. Superb balance. This slipped down far too quickly and it took great restraint to slow down to leave ourselves a scant glass each for the main course! Very Good Indeed+ (4947 views) | | | Tasted by DianeR on 9/24/2005 & rated 94 points: Well-integrated, smooth, and enticing feel to this wine. The nose opened up with hints of currant and something floral - very appealing. The mouthfeel was smooth and silky - tannins were almost undetectable. The taste was amazing - layers upon layers of flavor. We loved this wine - enough to seek out similar wines in the Northern Rhône, and to try a few more. (4787 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. 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.
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"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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