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Northern Rhône

Hermitage Red

A structured, full-bodied wine with the elegant tannins characteristic of careful barrel ageing. A great wine which deserves patient bottle ageing.

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Soil type

limestone clay and silt soil. Sandy gravel.

Grape variety

100% Syrah.

Average age of vines

30 years

Winemaking

Temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation. 4 weeks maceration in vats.

Ageing

36 months in oak barrels. 50% new.

Average yield

35 Hl / hectare.

Average annual production

About 36.000 bottles.

Tasting

Eye : Deep ruby red with violet tinges.

Nose : Spices, red berries and delicate oak aromas.

Palate : A powerful and tannic wine. Aromas of blackcurrant buds and vanilla. Licorice and spicy finish.

Overall : A racy and seductive wine. A perfect wine for putting down.

Imprimer

Vintages 2010

Wine Advocate #210 - Dec 2013

Score : 94

Moving across the Rhone River to the town of Tain-Hermitage and Hermitage hill, the 2010 Hermitage is another stunning wine from the 2010 vintage. A blend of 100% Syrah that spent 38 months in 50% new and 50% 1-year-old barrels, it is classic Hermitage with its rich, layered array of blackberry, crushed rock, vanilla bean, bacon fat and leather. Full-bodied, structured and deeply concentrated, with a serious, age-worthy feel, it will benefit from short-term cellaring and have two decades or more of prime drinking. Jeb Dunnuck.

Bettane+Desseauve

Score : 17,5/20

Marginalement plus fumé, plus énergique et de plus grand potentiel de vieillissement que le 2009, excellente race en fin de bouche.

Revue du Vin de France

Score : 15,5/20