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De l'Orée 2010
Maison Chapoutier
Hermitage - aoc
75clGrape 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
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17/20
Jancis Robinson
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97/100
Wine Spectator
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100/100
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
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17.5/20
La Revue du Vin de France
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17/20
Jancis Robinson
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97/100
Wine Spectator
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100/100
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
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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.
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