2018 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Gréal

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 96.8 points

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  4/19/2024 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 97 Points

  PnP. Color: Deep ruby. On the nose: Pepper, raspberry, violets , cinnamon, cassis, iron, charcuterie, plum and a hint of vanilla. On the palate: Pepper, cassis, violets, plum, raspberry, charcuterie and olive. Dusty tannins. Magnificent wine.

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  1/25/2024 - Jkrench Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Deep red color; deep beautiful aromas of pepper, violets, I would argue a whiff of bacon; on the palate it is deep, powerful, velvety, dark and blue fruits, a lovely hint of licorice, fine tannins and well resolved oak, it keeps lingering in the mouth.
  Certainly much too early, but given fellow reviews here, I had to be curious. Bottle from lot no. 4.

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  1/21/2024 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Shared this with 5 other members of my wine group. It was decanted almost an hour before pouring. I thought it would be a little young for my tastes, but I think it was drinking great! Hard to believe my 97 point rating doesn't improve it's score! Savory, and elegant, with underlying fruit. A long finish. Perfectly balanced. I wish I had purchased more!

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  1/17/2023 - watcheslover Likes this wine: 100 Points

  Here is the tasting comment from Bettane and Desseauve. Nothing to add, everything is said!!! What a masterpiece!
  Deep black fruitiness, fig paste, ripe, but without heaviness, excess ripeness or alcohol. On the palate, the tannin is strong but perfectly ripe, powerfully structuring. We have to wait for this large bottle, undoubtedly the ultimate masterpiece of Marc Sorrel for the passing of the baton to his son Guillaume. Perhaps the most beautiful gréal ever tasted at the property. It combines power and finesse in a rare balance, with impressive length.

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  9/3/2022 - watcheslover Likes this wine: 100 Points

  A great Mea Culpa!! This wine was tasted yesterday and despite my note below, it is certainly the best ever made at the property. And what's more, it's the last made by Marc Sorrel before his retirement. What a masterpiece!!! So I had to downgrade the 2017 which is still fabulous but with less of a hint of freshness. I put you below the comment of B&D which describes better than me this future collector
  Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2021 (Dec. 2020): 19.5/20. Deep black fruity, fig paste, ripe and without heaviness or excess ripeness or alcohol. On the palate, the tannin is strong and perfectly ripe, powerful and structuring. Undoubtedly the ultimate masterpiece of Marc Sorrel for the passing of the baton to his son Guillaume. Perhaps the finest Gréal ever tasted from the property. In power and finesse in a rare balance, with exceptional length.
  
  La Revue du Vin de France (The great bottles of the Rhône Valley n°645, October 2020): the Gréal 2018 asserts its terroir, with a slightly Burgundian accent. Violet, spices, liquorice... The purity of its fruit is incredible. A great wine to have absolutely in the cellar.

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