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Estate :
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Emmanuel Darnaud
21 Rue du stade
26600 La Roche de Glun (Drôme - Vallée du Rhône Nord - France)
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| Appellation : |
Crozes-Hermitage
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Color :
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Red
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Cuvée :
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"Au Fil du Temps"
Ground Parcel selection : terroir « Les Saviaux »
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Vintage :
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2015
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Harvest date :
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September 3 to 16, 2015
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Grape variety :
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100 % Syrah
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ABV :
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13°
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Soil :
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Glacial alluvium composed of rolled pebbles
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Age of vineyards :
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25-60 years
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Cultivation :
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Ploughed soils, manual grape-picking
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Winemaking/maturing :
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All parcels are separately matured (oak barrels orconcrete vats for 15 days) : then 50 % are aged innew oak barrels and 50 % in half-muids or oak barrels that already contained wine. Duration: about 18 months).
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Wine tasting :
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Color : Deep red, violet and sparkling tone
Nose : Powerful, fruity and spicy. Notes of blackcurrant and blackberry, of spices and grilled almonds
Mouth : Rich and full-bodied. Tasting reveal denseand tight tannins of a great delicacy. The fruity hintsand the exquisite oaky character reveal a pure and accurate balance. This wine will gain in complexity and fineness when kept a few years in the wine cellar
Good with : Young, this wine will be appreciated with plates of character such as an « Emincé de volaille à la catalane (with sweet pepper, tomatoes and spices), marinated Beef kebab with grilled vegetables or with a creamy Blue cheese like "Bleudes Causses”. Older, this wine will be appreciated with braised plates like "Daubes”, "Boeuf bourguignon” or "Lièvre à la Royale” (Foie gras and truffle). With an Italian cheese such as "Pecorino à la truffe)
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Laying down :
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3 to 10 years
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Cuvée "Au Fil du Temps" 2015