Cave de Tain - Crozes-Hermitage Nobles Rives blanc 2022
90/100
Jeb Dunnuck
"Highly refined and affordable!"
"Bright notes of citrus, crushed stone, and minty herbs emerge from the Crozes-Hermitage Nobles Rives Blanc 2022, a pure, medium-bodied, and elegant Crozes-Hermitage. It is beautifully balanced, with lively but integrated acidity and a lovely finish." (Jeb Dunnuck 2024)
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Eye
Very pale yellow color with green highlights
Nose
Elegant aromas of minerality, exotic fruits, and acacia
Mouth
Beautiful amplitude, persistent with lovely bitter notes and hints of white fruit.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with eggplant caviar, langoustine ravioli, skate in brown butter, Picodon cheese, etc.
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2023 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
The winery now has a vat room large enough to vinify its grapes and produce its large number of vintages. It is on a par with the best producers in the region. In Hermitage, the pride of the members who can count on the vineyards bequeathed by the founder Gambert de Loche, the Epsilon cuvée is impressive. With a limited production (1,500 bottles produced), it is a great wine that every discerning wine lover should have in their cellar.
Decanter
Rated domain Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in 1933 by Louis Gambert de Loche, the high-quality Tain-l'Hermitage cooperative winery has 310 members and, with more than 1,000 hectares of vines, produces around 50% of the appellations of the northern Rhône Valley. It also owns 26 hectares of its own, including 21 hectares in Hermitage. A sure bet in the region, in 2014 it acquired brand new production facilities, enabling it to increase its selection of plots.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the estate:
The largest cooperative winery in the northern Rhône, Cave de Tain is a must-see for tourists visiting the region, if only because it has a large parking lot at the foot of Hermitage hill, offering a panoramic view of the slope. The wines cover almost all of the region's appellations, with the exception of Condrieu and Côte-Rôtie, in a range of quality levels and styles. Collectively, the members farm just under 30 hectares of Hermitage, making it the second largest landowner in this appellation. The entry-level wines are often pleasant and well-made, offering good value for money, while some of the top-end cuvées are ripe and oaky, perhaps offering too much of both for some consumers.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Jancis Robinson
Rated Recommended
Vinous
Rated Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated (2024 guide) 90/100
Rated Recommended
About wine:
Bright notes of citrus, crushed stone, and minty herbs emerge from the Crozes-Hermitage Nobles Rives Blanc 2022, a pure, medium-bodied, and elegant Crozes-Hermitage. It is beautifully balanced, with lively yet integrated acidity and a lovely finish.