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1985 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Gréal
Syrah
- France
- Rhône
- Northern Rhône
- Hermitage
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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liber wrote: 87 points
December 3, 2022 - Last of 12, opened 30 minutes then splash decanted, soaked spongey cork but perfect level, previous bottles to 08 VG or better - garnet, lightening rim; smokey bacon, some plum fruit, bit of VA prickle, earth notes, herbs; medium, bit short, acid edge unattractive, fruit diminished rapidly in glass, needs food, well past its best, drink up. G+ (15.5).
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melvinyeowq wrote: 92 points
June 7, 2022 - Noble Rot: Mostly tertiary notes of mushroom and truffle now and the nose and palate could be easily mistaken for a Bordeaux with dark and dense red fruit save for a hint of pepper. In great shape for its age.
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retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
May 13, 2019 - Rhone Dinner (Bobo): This was quite a treat to try, as I really love this producer. Next to the '82 Champet, the color here is much darker and denser. A bit of the Northern Rhone funk on the nose. The palate is dark fruited and very savory, with some peppery spice. Drinking really well now - but imagine this will still hold for a while. One of my favorites of tonight's line up.
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MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
May 13, 2019 - Rhone May Dinner (Bobo): For some this was the WOTN and it was definitely a really nice wine. Lots of meat and iron. Better structure than I sometimes find in Hermitage and yet lots of power. There was almost a hint of effervescence at the beg when first poured, but that went away pretty quickly.
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mdefreitas wrote: flawed
February 21, 2017 - Rhone Dinner @The Shish Kebab House (West Hartford, CT): There was good underlying material here, but alas, slightly corked.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type Red
- Producer Marc Sorrel
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Le Gréal
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Northern Rhône
- Appellation Hermitage
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 22 (76%)
- Consumed 7 (24%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerMarc Sorrel
- VarietySyrah
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionNorthern Rhône
- AppellationHermitage
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