1988 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Gréal

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  1/30/2023 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Seeing other people’s notes I was trepidatious. Happily this bottle is in excellent shape. Pretty, clear Rhône Syrah nose of olives, red cherries, pepper, floral hintsand spices. Palate is beautifully balanced, almost delicate, with a bright entry, mid-weight palate suffused with earthy cherries, and a long peppery finish that shows more weight. I just upgraded my score. Sad I only have one bottle but wow what a delight.

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  3/1/2020 - hargy Likes this wine:

  not spoiled but long past its peak

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  3/9/2019 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:

  Already past peak unfortunately, but really appreciate our friend who brought this, my first Marc Sorrel Le Greal. Nose was very earthy, rustic and a bit dirty, on the palate, fruits already faded, but got modest smoked meat and pepper on the finish, some mature brown tea leaves, quite rustic earthy.
  
  
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  Marc Sorrel Le Greal comes from vines in the Le Meal vineyard, on a terroir of steep hillsides with granite, limestone, sand and clay soils. Many of the vines, perhaps up to 90% are planted around the middle of the slope for the Le Meal vineyard which is a warmer micro climate than other parts of Le Meal.
  85-90% Syrah and some Roussanne, Marsanne from Le Méal, 10-15% Syrah from Greffieux, about 50% destemmed Depending on vintage
  Source: drink Rhone and https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/rhone-wines-cote-rotie-hermitage-chateauneuf-du-pape/rhone-wine-hermitage-producer-profiles/marc-sorrel-hermitage-rhone-wine/

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  3/9/2019 - Burgnick wrote: 87 Points

  The nose was dirty with funk, earth, iron, green, earth and soy sauce. Most of the fruit had faded with mostly tertiary and earthy note left. Over the peak.

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  7/25/2018 - _water.into.wine_ wrote: flawed

  Very clear, light to medium red with clear orange hues. I felt this was slightly corked and therefore not as enjoyable as it could have been. Underneath, there was a great wine. Such a shame.

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