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Estate : |
Emmanuel Darnaud
21 Rue du stade
26600 La Roche de Glun (Drôme - Vallée du Rhône Nord - France) |
| Appellation : |
Crozes-Hermitage |
| Colour : |
White |
| Vintage : |
2014 |
| Grape variety : |
100 % Marsanne |
| ABV : |
13° |
| Terrain : |
Glacial alluvia composed of rounded stones (Pont-de-l'Isère area) or loess soil on granitic sand (Crozes-Hermitage area) |
| Age of vines : |
Less than 25 years for the Pont-de-l'Isère vineyards and over 50 years for Crozes-Hermitage |
| Cultivation : |
Worked soils, manual picking |
| Winemaking / maturing : |
Gentle juice extraction (pneumatic press), fermentation then maturing in wooden "barriques”, duration 12 months |
| Tasting: |
Colour : Pale robe with glints of green
Nose : Open and bright. Aromas of green apple, flowers, fresh almond
Palate : Rounded and fleshy. With its openness and fruitiness, the palate offers a good balance of creamy and smooth. The finish is ample and long
Goes with : This wine’s fleshiness comes out wonderfully alongside merry, spontaneous cuisine : Creamy gratin of Picodon cheese with leek whites ; Poultry wings marinated in soya & ginger and seared in the wok ; Pâté of sautéed pigs’ trotters with crispy salad |
| Laying down : |
1-5 years |
WHITE 2014