Le Pavillon 2014
Rhône Valley - Ermitage
 
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Tasting notes
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Appearance:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Crimson with garnet tints. 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Nose:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Nose of tarmac and graphite with hints of cedar. 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Palate:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        A hint of reduced meat juice. A great complexity on tasting. According to the vintage, the wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from 50 to 75 years.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                Sommelier's advice: Beef, game All cheeses
                                            
                                                                                    
                                        
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Grape variety/varieties:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                100% Syrah.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Harvest:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Manual harvesting at optimal maturity.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Soil:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Slightly decomposed granite rocky soil of Tournon. Coarse-grained granite, black mica, and inclusion of fractured and locally altered quartz.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Vinification:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Vinification in small concrete tanks after destemming. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts and moderate use of sulfur. Maceration for 3 to 4 weeks.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Ageing:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                In barrels and small casks (average of 15% new barrels) for 18 to 20 months.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Alcohol content:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                14
                                                            
                                                        
                                                     
                         
                         
                     
                         
                 
                 
                 
                