Domaine du Colombier - Crozes-Hermitage blanc 2021
Rhône
White
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Drink or Keep
90/100
Robert Parker
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16/20
Jancis Robinson
Round, ample and luxuriant, this white Crozes is a sumptuous beauty you're bound to fall under... You'll be intoxicated by its rich, fruity texture and expressive notes of almond, exotic fruit and white fruits. What class!
Features
Estate
Domaine du Colombier
Vintage
2021
Designation
Crozes Hermitage
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
90% Marsanne, 10% Roussanne
Terroirs
Stony slopes, fluvio-glacial alluvium
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Cold settling. Natural fermentation and full malolactic fermentation
Breeding
6 months in stainless steel vats (60%) and demi-muids (40%)
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale yellow with green highlights
Nose
Complex, powerful notes dominated by almond, white flowers, white-fleshed fruit and citrus.
Mouth
Full-bodied, structured yet elegant, with good persistence.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with asparagus risotto, veal tartare, veal blanquette, poultry stuffed with mushrooms...
Domaine du Colombier
Crozes Hermitage
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
A classic estate in the Mercurol area, regularly producing supple wines for early drinking. The gaby cuvée is often more ambitious, sometimes with woody notes that are a little too pronounced in certain vintages with little substance. The reds here are more successful than the whites, as confirmed by our tasting of the 2017s.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated 90/100 (Vintage 2020) (Wonderful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2020) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Located in Mercurol, the domaine proudly flies the flag for the Crozes-Hermitage appellation, of which it is one of the best, especially for the more ambitious and complex Gaby cuvées.
Jancis Robinson
Rated 16/20 (Vintage 2020)
Graded area (2021 guide) Recommended
Customer reviews
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