Chapoutier la Sizeranne Hermitage 1995

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Winery:

M. Chapoutier

Varietal:

Syrah

Region:

France > Rhone Valley > Northern Rhône > Hermitage

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2015

UPC:

 

User Tags:  berry, chemical, color descriptors, earthy, raspberries, red fruit, mineral, complex, spicy, decant 

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What to Expect

Coming from a Granite hillside in the north of France's Rhone Valley, Hermitage is one of the world's greatest expressions of the Syrah grape. Blessed with a full southern exposition, the hill of Hermitage allows the vines to fully ripen, yet its poor soils stress the vines, reducing yields and ensuring a remarkable complexity in the finished wines. The wines tend to be medium to medium-full bodied with bright acidity and velvety tannins that are enmeshed in slightly gamey, olive scented fruit that recalls black raspberries and boysenberries.

Winemakers Notes

Soil
Our Hermitage « Monier de la Sizeranne » grows on different types of soil, from West to East :- « les Bessards » : Granite origin. It forms the "soul" of a good Hermitage wine- « le Méal » : Old alluvial terrace, with a lot of gravels and rolled pebbles, more or less chalky- « les Greffieux » : Limon with rolled stones.

Harvesting
Hand harvesting at optimal maturity.

Vinification
The grapes ferment in open wooden vats after total destemming. Two daily treadings ensure a good extraction of the tannins. The temperature of fermentation read more...varies between 26 and 32°C.

Maturing
Maturing takes place in oak casks, of which one third is new. Several rackings permit a slow and natural clarification process. This wine is unfiltered and unfined.

Tasting
Colour : Deep garnet red, with purple highlights.
Noze : Red fruit (raspberry, blackcurrant), with a hint of liquorice.
Mouth : Good attack, it is a round, elegant wine, soft and concentrated tannins, and a long aftertaste of blackcurrant and raspberry, spicy when it is young.    (hide)

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