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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2018 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 3/8/2016 & rated 86 points: Northern Rhone with Jordan Mackay (SF Wine Center): Medium straw with reflections of gold.
Reductive, mostly neutral, with underripe white peach, peach pit, fresh apricot, almond, and a hint of saffron - possible botrytis? (2011 had some disease pressure).
Medium body, medium plus alcohol - 13.5%? (correct), medium acid, moderate phenolic bitterness. Viscous oiliness on the palate. Textbook. (1171 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 3/8/2015 & rated 90 points: Much better than in Montpellier; here at home it shows fresher with more minerals and acidity, and there is significant development in the glass allowing some gras and locale to show through. Could be interesting to see it again in a couple of years. (877 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 1/30/2015 & rated 88 points: Somewhat a heavy hitter, creamy texture, mineral notes, some garrigue at the end, and acidity enough to keep the balance. Good balance, lacking elegance, though. Drink young. With BP at L'Artichaut, Montpellier. (880 views) | | | Tasted by ManhattanBeach on 9/24/2014 & rated 89 points: Rich, ripe, full, honeyed. Classic accompaniment to roast chicken. Satisfying, not overpowering. (942 views) | | | Tasted by Rollerball on 7/26/2014 & rated 89 points: Summer 14 Roadtrip -- Cass House (Cass House Inn & Restaurant, Cayucos CA): Ripe Marsanne with Roussanne . Boozy and accommodating with brown roasted halibut. Mild enough but not gentle; a little ponderous. (1544 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, March/April 2014, IWC Issue #173
(Domaine Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Blanc Les Marelles) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Gilles Robin Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)White Rhone BlendA white wine containing two or more Rhône varieties, including: Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
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 just south of 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 Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESCrozes-Hermitage Crozes-Hermitage AOC (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône) |
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