Les Vins de Vienne - Crozes-Hermitage Les Palignons rouge 2021
Rhône
Red
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3*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
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93/100
Wine Spectator
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91/100
Vinous
"Generous, crisp, gourmet Syrah... it's close to perfection!"
A blend of two parcels, one on granitic soils and the other on a plateau of rolled pebbles, this cuvée delivers a bright, full-bodied, crisp and generous Crozes. Perfect with shallot bavette or pierrade with béarnaise sauce. béarnaise sauce.
Features
Estate
Les Vins de Vienne
Cuvée
Les Palignons
Vintage
2021
Designation
Crozes Hermitage
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Syrah
Terroirs
Granitic terraces and pebble plateau, terraced slopes and alluvial plateau, plots located in Mercurol and Larnage
Viticulture
HVE-certified
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Partially de-stemmed harvest, traditional vinification for 2 to 3 weeks, fermentation with indigenous yeasts.
Breeding
16 months in foudre and French oak barrels
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Robe with violet highlights
Nose
On red and black fruits and spices
Mouth
Ample, crisp and generous
Serve
AT 14-15°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with shallot bavette, pierrade with Béarnaise sauce...
Wines of Vienna
Crozes Hermitage
Expert opinion
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2022) 3*Favorite (Vintage 2019) (Exceptional wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
To revive the vineyards of Seyssuel, upstream from Vienne, 3 renowned winemakers, Yves Cuilleron, Pierre Gaillard and François Villard, created this business in 1996, producing fine IGP estate wines in Seyssuel, parcel selections in northern AOCs and wines for the whole valley.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2022) 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 :
The trio of Villard, Cuilleron and Gaillard began the Vins de Vienne adventure in the late 1990s. Initially, the idea was to breathe new life into the superb, forgotten terroirs of Seyssuel, one of the Rhône Valley's first vineyards: of the 16 hectares of vines, 11 were planted between 1996 and 2001. Over the years, the range has expanded with the purchase of new grapes. While the wines from the Seyssuel terroirs remain admirable and are the hallmark of the domaine, the other cuvées are less convincing, leading us to withdraw the star from the domaine this year.
Wine Spectator
Rated 93/100 (Vintage 2019) (Exceptional wine)
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated (guide 2022) 91/100 (Vintage 2019)
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
Customer reviews
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