From: Crozes-Hermitage, France
Varietal: Syrah
Appellation: Crozes-Hermitage
Harvest year: 2017
Cuvee: Cuvée Louis BELLE
Vineyards: In the communes of Larnage and Crozes-Hermitage Grape variety: 100 % Syrah Yield : 35 hl/ha
Soil: clay and limestone (kaolin).
Viticulture: Organic manuring, reasoned use of natural phytosanitary treatments,
close pruning, leaf thinning, green harvesting if necessary, harvesting by hand.
Vinification: Traditional in temperature –controlled stainless steel vats, partial de-stemming, daily pumping over and punching down, a final warm maceration, four-week fermentation with indigenous yeasts.
Ageing: Entirely in oak barrels for 18 months, with 15% new barrels and the remainder divided equally between one-year old, two-year old and three-year old barrels.
Label: Wines from organic farming certified ECOCERT.
Press : The Wine Advocate : 94
Tasting Notes: Hints of crisp black currant and cassis are lifted by a whiff of balsamic on the nose of this Syrah. It's medium-bodied but intensely concentrated, with rich, ripe flavors of roasted plum offset by fresh acidity and a firm, mineral undertone. At peak now but should drink well through 2024. Anna Lee C lljima
