2003 Ferraton Père & Fils Ermitage Blanc Le Reverdy (France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage)

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	Vintage	Type	Producer	Variety	Designation	Vineyard	Country	Region	SubRegion	Appellation	Options
	2003	White	Ferraton Père & Fils (web)	White Rhone Blend	Ermitage Blanc	Le Reverdy	France	Rhône	Northern Rhône	Hermitage	Show neither variety nor appellation

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	Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 3 notes)
	Tasted by CSM on 7/2/2009 & rated 94 points: I love this! Nose of honey, pear, jasmine, lime, mineral and a nutty aroma that I couldn't quite place. Initially on the palate this was all apple and minerals, but as it warmed up, notes of roasted almonds and honey came to the forefront. Unctuous through and through, with a long finish of pear and almods 45 seconds plus. (242 views)
	Tasted by mmurry on 3/21/2009 & rated 92 points: Blended Wines (Farpointe Cellar): The nose had hazelnuts, apple, peach, and honey. The palate had stone, nuts, apple, and spice. (342 views)
	Tasted by win on 3/21/2009 & rated 95 points: Very complex butterscotch, floral and dusty notes. (328 views)

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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 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 Rousanne, and Viognier.

• 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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2003 Ferraton Père & Fils Ermitage Blanc Le Reverdy (France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage)

Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 3 notes)