Les Meysonniers 2023
Rhône Valley - Crozes-Hermitage
 
                            Tasting notes
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Appearance:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Pale yellow with green lights, limpid, brilliant.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Nose:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        The first nose is on quince, peony and then roasted almond.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Palate:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        The attack is supple and fresh.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                Sommelier's advice: "Les Meysonniers" white wine epitomizes the authentic character of Marsanne in Crozes-Hermitage. 
Recommended food pairing: Carnaroli risotto with parmesan, marinated cockles, roasted hazelnuts.
Serving temperature: 10-12°C.
                                                                                    
                                        Recommended food pairing: Carnaroli risotto with parmesan, marinated cockles, roasted hazelnuts.
Serving temperature: 10-12°C.
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Grape variety/varieties:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                100% Marsanne. 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Harvest:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Whole harvest at perfect ripeness. 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Soil:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Alluvial Terroir in the south of the Crozes-Hermitage appellation, shaped by the terraces of the Rhône and Isère rivers. The soil is a mixture of clay, pebbles and gravel. Villages of Mercurol, Pont de l'Isère and Beaumont Monteux. 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Vinification:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Whole-grape pressing ; moderate use of sulphur. Light settling. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, mostly in stainless steel vats (70%), and big wooden barrels (30% of which 5% new). 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Ageing:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Aged on lees for 8 months. 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Alcohol content:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                12.5
                                                            
                                                        
                                                     
                         
                     
                         
                 
                 
                 
                