L'Ermite 2017
Rhône Valley - Ermitage
 
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Tasting notes
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Appearance:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Pale gold with brilliant highlights. 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Nose:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Reductive with mineral notes of flint. A hint of boxwood, toasted sesame and white flowers notes, and a touch of fresh butter. 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Palate:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Fresh on entry, with a saline palate with finely toasted notes. Sapid finish with noble bitters and notes of fresh lemon zest. Hints of hawthorn and a touch of brown butter. A great wine in the making. Immense length and vibrant acidity. 
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                Sommelier's advice: 
                                                                                    
                                        Like a stream of saline pearls on the palate, the finesse and purity of the Marsanne at its most beautiful, of great minerality. The tension is already remarkable. Our favourite!
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Grape variety/varieties:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Marsanne. Selection of our oldest vines.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Harvest:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Hand harvesting at maturity.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Soil:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Situated at the top of the Hermitage hill, around the chapel, in a place named the “Ermite”, soils are very poor and granitic.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Vinification:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                After a light cold-settling, fermentation is entirely made in casks between 18 and 20°C.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Ageing:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                After a long period of fermentation, the wine is matured on lees, with regular stirrings, between 10 and 12 months.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Alcohol content:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                14
                                                            
                                                        
                                                     
                         
                         
                     
                         
                 
                 
                 
                