Cave de Tain - Saint-Péray Fleur de Roc 2022

Bettane & Desseauve

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

About wine:

This wine has beautiful energy and great freshness, which means it has the internal reserves to flourish. Silky and harmonious, it will always retain a rich and powerful style, with good length and concentration.

Guide Hachette des vins

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

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

Jancis Robinson

About wine:

Rich nose of ripe fruit, honey, and spiced pear. Very fresh on the palate with an almost savory note of wild herbs. Seductive and very pure.

Vinous

Jeb Dunnuck

About wine:

Notes of exotic stone fruit, persimmon, and orange emerge from the Saint-Péray Fleur De Roc 2022, an elegant and beautifully balanced Saint-Péray that offers great depth and persistence on the palate, as well as exceptional length. It is perfect for drinking over the next 2 to 3 years, or even a little longer. The 2022 is composed of 92% Marsanne and 8% Roussanne, aged in 25% new oak.