Maison Chapoutier

De l'Orée 2010

aoc - Hermitage

75cl

Unit

Unit
Box of 6

Quantity

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Grape Variety

Marsanne

Sol

fluvioglacial alluvial deposits

Age Moyen des VIGNES

60-70 years old

Elevage

6 months on the lees & 10 months in casks

Description

Ermitage wines possess a rich historical past.

They were appreciated as early on as Roman times when they were enjoyed (as well as Côte Rotie wines) under the name of " Vienne wines "and were later to be called " Saint Christopher's hillside wines " because of a chapel there bearing the saint's name. They were also to be known of as " Tournon wines ".

The name of Ermitage probably first appeared in the XVIIth Century in memory of Henry Gaspard, a knight from Stérimberg : who having come back from the Crusades (in the XIIIth Century) and tired of waging war, lived as a hermite on a hillside which had been given to him by Anne of Castille, Queen of Spain.

There he planted a vineyard. Alexander Dumas as well as the Tsar Nicholas II are among the many connoisseurs of this particularly highly estimated wine.

Awards

17/20

Jancis Robinson
97/100

Wine Spectator
100/100

Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
17.5/20

La Revue du Vin de France
17/20

Jancis Robinson
97/100

Wine Spectator
100/100

Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
17.5/20

La Revue du Vin de France

Tasting

Colour : intense golden yellow, with hints of green and gold.

Nose : very intense, hot shingles, toffee, very ripe, fruity lemon with floral overtones of acacia and hawthorn.

Mouth : well-rounded start, full bodied, very complex with overtones of ripe fruits, spices and roasting. Very long in the mouth, with a fresh final note.

The wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years.