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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by graemeg on 9/9/2020: NobleRottersSydney - odd year reds (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork, 13%} [Graeme] I had low hopes despite a good level, but this turned out pretty well. Double-decanted three hours earlier, which helped it open out a bit. Softly earthy, dust, and old leather aromas. Aged mulberry flavours, with an iodine quality, a blackness, and a twist of spice. Red olive seeds, says Glenn. Are they a thing? Some leather here too. Low/medium dusty tannins, medium acidity. About medium weight, with even presence along the tongue, medium long finish, lacking the last word in complexity but otherwise pretty impressive. Drink up though. (703 views) | | | Tasted by Lapdoc on 7/4/2017: Tired (1656 views) | | | Tasted by GNBB on 2/26/2017 & rated 87 points: Decanted 45 mins. Nose shows garrigue, brambles and violets. Palate is medium intense with good brambles and lavender. Slightly lacking in depth but well balanced. Drink soon. (1779 views) | | | Tasted by Morten Overwien Sletten on 10/28/2013: Ved første sniff er det mørke bær som umiddelbart dukker opp. Bjørnebær og sorte, modne kirsebær i tillegg til integrerte fattoner, animalske toner og krydder. En fyldig vin med godt balansert friskhet og modne lett tørrende tanniner. På smak hadde vinen overraskende frisk frukt. Igjen var det bjørnebær og sorte moreller sammen med de animalske tonene med pepper- og kryddertoner. Godt integrert fatbruk og meget god lengde. Dette er en vin som klart ville tålt flere år til i kjelleren, men det smakte utmerket nå.
http://hvaharjegiglasset.blogspot.no/2013/10/frisk-sektsenarig-hermitage.html?view=magazine (3889 views) | | | Tasted by Matsutake on 6/23/2011 & rated 91 points: Little funky on opening, but blew off in 15 minutes. Dark berries, mineral+acid : balanced; medium bodied and elegant ... not a fruit bomb. Fantastic evolution from when it was young and not nearly as interesting. Still has some fruit, but this is at peak maturity now. Kept a leftover glass in the bottle for the next day and it was not nearly as good. Glad I just drank my last bottle. I didn't expect too much from this bottle and was pleasantly surprised. (5391 views) | | | Tasted by placecarnot on 5/9/2011 & rated 93 points: Another very nice '97 Hermitage, 2nd in a row. I swore it was '96. Lots of acid. (3603 views) | | | Tasted by ekenneth on 2/7/2010 & rated 92 points: I had this last night at a restaurant and was very pleased. It had good strong deep red fruit and a back-bone to suggest it would go for much longer, and even continue to develop. There was the typical northern rhone smoke-pepper-chocolaty edge.
There was a cellartracker review from October '08 that I thought still sums it up very well. (4163 views) | | | Tasted by Jozefs on 10/15/2008 & rated 91 points: Smoke, black cherries, spices and kirsch on the enjoyable nose. Quite delicious in the mouth, with refreshing acidity, good fruit (cherries, fresh prunes), kirsch, meat, smoke and a hint of chocolate. Not heavy, quite fresh, but with just enough stuffing. Perfectly drinkable now, needs some food though. (4413 views) | | | Tasted by losvinhos on 4/11/2007 & rated 90 points: SUL DA FRANÇA (ICI BISTRÔ): Ruby médio e límpido. Cedro, frutos vermelhos e um fundo mineral. Na boca sedoso,com boa fruta, ótima acidez e frescor.Equilibrado e bem estruturado não aparenta a idade que tem e ainda deve aguentar bons anos na garrafa. Final persistente. Excelente (4358 views) | | | Tasted by bknysak on 3/25/2006 & rated 90 points: Deep purple with hints of ruby at the rim. Full-bodied, rich, with intriguing roasted black olives, sea breeze, and tarragon. Lacks great flavor focus and clarity--seems a bit muddled, with a slightly hollow midpalate. Still, shows better than Syrah from most anywhere else... (3291 views) |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)
Since 1996, the firm of Delas Frères has fully retrieved the glory and spirit that made its fame. A highly motivated team is proud to help give a new lease of life to this great Rhône Valley wine merchant firm, founded in 1835. Under the guidance of its current management, numerous investments have been made at the winery at Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, near Tournon-sur-Rhône. A specially designed fermentation hall for the making of red wines, and a thorough rebuilding of the ageing cellar are amongst the key elements of the new quality charter from Delas Frères. This can be summed up in one sentence : place man and wine at the centre of the stage, together with terroir.Syrah 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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