Domaine de la Ville Rouge - Nathan 2018

Name: Domaine de la Ville Rouge - Nathan 2018
Brand: Domaine de la Ville Rouge
Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)

Crozes Hermitage|White wine|Organic

Rhône

White

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Drink or Keep

3.4/5 (5 customers)

2*Étoiles

Hachette

marsanne

chiseled

white fruit

pike quenelles

"Freshness and summer fruit

"Briefly aged in vat and barrel, this wine opens with delicate notes of fresh almond, which are echoed in a tonic, chiselled palate that lets the white fruit speak for itself on the finish. A dynamic Crozes, remarkable for its freshness and balance, which has managed to overcome the heat of the vintage". (Guide Hachette des Vins 2021)

Features

Estate

Domaine de la Ville Rouge

Cuvée

Nathan

Vintage

2018

Designation

Crozes Hermitage

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

60% marsanne, 40% roussanne

Terroirs

Quaternary stony alluvium; upper and middle terraces deposited by the Rhône and Isère rivers, 40-year-old vines.

Viticulture

Biodyvin certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Whole harvest pressing (for better juice drainage). Cold storage for 24 hours, followed by settling. Must placed in barrels for fermentation and ageing.

Breeding

6 to 8 months in barrels with stirring to give the wine "fatness

Alcohol content

12.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Straw-gold dress

Nose

Intense white-fleshed fruit with citrus notes

Mouth

Tonic, chiseled, with notes of white-fleshed fruit (peach), apricot and citrus. Reflects its terroir of stony alluvium. Remarkable freshness and balance.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2025

Guard

Up to 6 years

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with crayfish terrine, sea urchin cream, eggplant caviar, pike soufflé, quenelles or macaroni with Nantua sauce, Picodon cheese...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2021) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the domain :

Property located on the Châssis plain and working organically since 2009, and since converted to biodynamics. Success was uniform among the red crozes in 2017.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

Briefly aged in vats and barrels, this wine opens with delicate notes of fresh almond, which are echoed in a tonic, chiselled palate that lets the white fruit speak for itself on the finish. A dynamic crozes, remarkable for its freshness and balance, which has managed to outwit the heat of the vintage.

About the domain :

A 20-hectare family estate in Crozes-Hermitage and Saint Joseph, which has been vinifying its own wines since 2006, under the impetus of Sébastien Girard, son of the founders, who settled in three years earlier. Organic since 2012 and biodynamic since 2015.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.4/5

out of 5 reviews