1996 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  6/8/2013 - Alex H wrote: 86 Points

  Lemonade with oyster shells and lime. A bit cloudy and apple juice like. Fresh and grippy.

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  5/25/2013 - Paul S wrote: 89 Points

  Saturday lunch at Jade Palace with KG (Jade Palace, Forum Galleria): An interesting wine, but a bit difficult to appreciate. This had a very unusual nose, rather alkalic, quite saline, all in all pretty volatile, with shifting shades of oyster shells and lemon zest, some fruit pips, than some oxidative brown apples, all surrounded by a halo of spice and earth, and a touch of florals, and a little beeswax. An interesting nose to say the least. I was quite sure it was a white Rhone, but really could not place it exactly. The palate was euqually intriguing. It seemed very ready for drinking from the attack on. There was nice complexity to it, with little layers of spice, earth, beeswax, and just tons of lemon zest undergirding it all, and then a long finish, with tons of lime and mineral. I liked some parts of this, but it was also very acidic and almost a bit thin for a Northern Rhone – showing the weaker side of the 1996 vintage perhaps. One just got a feeling that the wine must either be going through a very awkward stage, or that its best years were left behind at least a couple of year ago. Still though, it was a decent enough drink, a very engaging wine and, as a surprise bonus, a great pairing with pork dishes.

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