2007 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Blanc Les Rocoules

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  11/9/2019 - Stefanos T. Likes this wine: 95 Points

  When young this wine was tough and unyielding, rather bitter to enjoy. Now it is has become fabulous. Not as sweet and apricoty nor as full bodied as other white Hermitage but it has an understated power and appeal. Ηas aromas of bergamot, chamomile. Very clean on the palate, with low acidity it surprised me how well it handles lemon on the food (I had with grilled Scorpion fish in olive oil and lemon). A great wine to pair with lobster.

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  3/10/2019 - Raage Likes this wine:

  Bien meilleur le lendemain, à température ambiante... A l'ouverture, il manquait de charme, et seule la finale étirée et fraiche (bien que peu acidulée) parvenait à nous émouvoir, et en beau vin de gastronomie se revelait vraiment sur un Rouget juste cuit servi avec des olives noires.... Pas très funky donc, cette marsanne un peu stricte et dotée d'un caractère végétale aux accents d'acacias.
  Mais le jour d'après, sans aucune oxydation et pourtant laissé dans la carafe (!), il a gagné en complexité, alliant l'amande, la noix fraiche, l'acacias encore et le miel, le lys et la praline, la violette.
  Il ira sans doute plus loin que 2022 comme envisagé l'an passé...

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  1/20/2018 - Raage Likes this wine: 92 Points

  2 bouteilles ouvertes: 1ère un poil oxydative, bien mais...
  2nde au top, ample et tendue, jeune, fermentaire (sur la pomme) et la mirabelle, l’acacia et le pralin. C’est dynamique (le terroir s'exprime une bonne demi-heure apres ouverture, ne craint pas l'aération), long, salin et sans lourdeur mais moins élégant et magique que Chave (2004, plus posé, plus racé). Il en a encore sous le pied, sur cette bouteille en tout cas (préférez les magnum).
  Un joli vin de gastronomie!

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  4/28/2017 - Stefanos T. Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Consistently good, ageing has done good to this wine.
  My last bar one bottle.

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  1/31/2016 - Stefanos T. Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Exceptional white wine.
  Aromas of apple, quince, orange and tangerine on the nose while high alcohol is perceptible.
  On the palate it is medium to full bodied, with low acidity, very round and utterly compelling. Long clean finish.
  Would merit even higher score if the alcohol was better integrated.

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