Rémy Nodin Crozes-Hermitages ‘Les Mazel’ 2020
13% abv, Grand Vins de Valée du Rhône, Saint-Péray, imported by Fass Selections, Inc., Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from 15-47-year-old vines grown on cailloutis roulés and red clay soils in the 1.68ha single vineyard. The wine is aged in neutral French oak barrels for 9 months. […]
Domaine Michel Poinard Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2017
14% abv, imported by Linwood Wine and Spirits LLC, Northfield, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah Tasting note: the Poinard is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of pronounced intensity with aroma of violet, mulberry, black cherry, morello, tar, smoked meat, wild game, clove and anise. On the palate this wine […]
Yves Cuilleron Crozes-Hermitage Rouge ‘Laya’ 2019
13.5% abv, Chavanay, imported by The Jack Edwards Collection, Napa Valley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah grown on alluvial soils and aged in barrique for 18 months. Tasting note” the ‘Laya’ was medium garnet in color with hints of purple and a nose of medium+ intensity with aromas […]
Pierre la Grand Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2020
13% abv, imported by MISA Imports, Inc. & Craig Baker Selections, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 60% Marsanne & 40% Roussanne aged 9 months on the lees. Tasting note: the Crozes-Hermitage Blanc is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of honeysuckle, hawthorn, […]
Domaine Delhome Crozes-Hermitage Rouge ‘Boréal’ 2020
14.5% abv, Larnage, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Syrah from40-year-old vines grown on the granite slope of Crozes-Hermitage. The wine is fermented in oak vats on the skins for 25 days and aged for 10 months in a combination of oak vat and tank. Tasting […]
Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes Hermitage ‘Mule Blanche’ 2018
13% abv, La Roche de Glun, Tain L’Hermitage, Drôme, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Jaboulet is a big house with an impressive range of wines at the higher end. I was excited to try this single-vineyard Crozes-Hermitage Blanc, a blend of 50% Marsanne and 50% Roussanne from vineyards […]
Olivier Dumaine ‘La Croix de Verre’ Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2018
14% abv, Larnage, Drome, imported by Chloe Wines, Seattle, WA. I admire the sheer uniqueness of the white wines of the Northern Rhône. Whereas Viognier may be the shining star of this region, the wines from Roussanne and Marsanne are wines for meditation, often producing otherworldly scents and flavors exotic to what we conventionally expect […]
M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitge ‘Les Meysonnieres’ 2011
13% abv, Tain, imported by Terlato Wine International, Lake Bluff, IL. Created in the early 19th Century, the Chapoutier family wine business shifted their emphasis to exploring the terroir of the Northern Rhône valley through single vineyard wines in 1989 and biodynamic and organic viticulture in 1990. They have built a dynasty since while also […]