Presentation
The vintage
Understanding and succeeding this vintage required, indeed, presence in the Vineyard, careful work, a certain patience, and even, clearly, a genuine expertise…
Despite being described as “Great” by some Vignerons, its considerable heterogeneity, depending on the sectors, requires us to take a certain measure...
Shaped by very finkle spring weather conditions, this very demanding and singular vintage will remain engraved in winegrowers memories.
Cryptogamic pressure during the vegetative cycle was such that even the most hardened Vignerons were not necessarily rewarded for their painstaking, even relentless work in their vineyards. Damages on leaves and bunches vary... but Grenache yields are historically low, mainly due to the mildiou and the resulting severe sorting. Fortunately, the non-deleterious summer heat, combined with the “King Mistral”, enabled us to approach the harvest in slightly more serene conditions.
Thermal amplitudes in September were well marked and appreciated. However, phenolic ripeness were slow and not always achieved. Unfortunately, too many wines show a certain tannin and phenolic unbalance. Only patient Vigneron with “healthy” vineyards, willing to harvest late and sort, were able to pick grapes of highest quality. Successful wines will be rare this year!
Despite being described as “Great” by some Vignerons, its considerable heterogeneity, depending on the sectors, requires us to take a certain measure...
Shaped by very finkle spring weather conditions, this very demanding and singular vintage will remain engraved in winegrowers memories.
Cryptogamic pressure during the vegetative cycle was such that even the most hardened Vignerons were not necessarily rewarded for their painstaking, even relentless work in their vineyards. Damages on leaves and bunches vary... but Grenache yields are historically low, mainly due to the mildiou and the resulting severe sorting. Fortunately, the non-deleterious summer heat, combined with the “King Mistral”, enabled us to approach the harvest in slightly more serene conditions.
Thermal amplitudes in September were well marked and appreciated. However, phenolic ripeness were slow and not always achieved. Unfortunately, too many wines show a certain tannin and phenolic unbalance. Only patient Vigneron with “healthy” vineyards, willing to harvest late and sort, were able to pick grapes of highest quality. Successful wines will be rare this year!
Terroir
Pierrelles, Beaume, Murets
Ageing
12 months in new and one old barrels
Then 12 months in foudre Stockinger
Then 12 months in foudre Stockinger
Varietals
Marsanne : 80%
Roussanne : 20%
Roussanne : 20%
Specifications
Alcohol content : 13,5% % vol.
Bottling : No fining and very light filtration
Age of vines : Marsanne : more than 50 years Roussanne : more than 40 years years old
Reviews
"L'hermitage possède un surcroît de sève en bouche. L'élevage se manifeste dans une touche vanillée qui n'altère en rien le fruit, car le vin possède la densité pour l'absorber."
"Ripe, full-bodied and succulent, showing spiced pear, cinnamon and tobacco oak aromas. The acidity is fairly low, but the wine feels fresh, with a saline undercurrent and long finish. This is a rich, oaked style of Hermitage that will drink well young and into the medium term. From lieux-dits Les Pierrelles, Les Beaumes, Les Murets, La Croix. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barrels (new and one-year-old), where the wine spends a year, followed by a further year in Stockinger foudres."
