Crozes Hermitage
Red
Grape variety : 100% Syrah
Average age of vines : 20 to 25 years old
Vines are planted on plain clay-limestone soil
Cordon pruning.
Traditionnal wine making in inox tank and concret vats with temperature control (hot and cold)
Vatting 20 days with punching of the cap and pumping over.
This wine in then aged for 10 to 12 month in foudre.
Pleasing wine with much fruit
This wine can be served young, between 1 to 2 years, but can also be kept few years (4 to 5 years)
It suits with the white meats and the roast.
Cuvée Particuière
Crozes Hermitage Rouge
Grape variety : 100% Syrah
Vineyards age average: 45 years
Clayey-limestone hill-sides plantation
Goblet and trellised pruning
Traditionnal vinifications with closed tanks and control of temperatures (28 up to 30° C)
Vatting of 20-30 days.
Elevage during 15 months in oak barrels (demi-muids : 600 l). Blending made between new barrels and less recent barrels.
Shinny and steady red robe – tannic – aromatic and rounded – good persitence.
This wine can be served when it gets 2 years. Better after a few years and can be kept up to 7 –10 years.
Ageing it, you must serve this wine in a decanter to get even more taste qualities.
It suits with white and red meats.
Cuvée Autrement
Crozes Hermitage Rouge
Grape Variety : 100% Syrah.
this cuvee comes from our oldest vines (85 years) from the best soils on the hillsides (kaolin) and from a selected harvest.
Wine from vinification in new half muids opened with pigeage and controled temperatures. Livestock is 100% made in new barrels specially, chosen for heating and the origin of wood.
It is a very concentrated wine with ripe and very fine tannins.
That can be enjoyed alone or with any red meat.
This cuvee is very limited and each bottle is numbered.
Cuvée Christophe
Crozes Hermitage Red
Grape variety :: 100% Syrah.
Vineyards age average : 65 years.
Plants on clayey-limonest hill-side soils.
Goblet pruning.
Traditionnal wine making process with closed tanks and control of temperatures (28-30°C).
Vatting of 28-30 days.
Maturing during 15 month in oak barrel. Blending made between new barrels (70%) and one years old barrels (30%).
Shinny steady red robe – Tannic – Aromatic and rounded – Good persistance
This wine can be served when it gets 2 years. Better after a few years and can be kept up to 7-10 years. Ageing it, you must serve this wine in a decanter to get even more taste qualities..
It suits with white and red meats.
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