Maison Les Alexandrins Hermitage Rouge 0.75 2018

Region : Northern Rhone       The terroir is complex and varied with granite in parts but also rolled pebbles and calcareous soils. The wines produced in the locality of “Grandes Vignes” where the soils are dominated by granite, have a great minerality but also a nice tannin structure. This area represents 30% of our blend. The wines that we produce on the rolled pebbles (locality of “Greffieux”) are aromatically rich and complex. They correspond to the backbone of our wine and represent 60% of the blend. Finally the calcareous soil in the locality of “Muret” brings elegance and finesse to the wine. These 3 terroirs are very complementary and they each bring a different element to the final blend.       Grape varieties : Syrah       Tasting notes :        An iron fist in a velvet glove: this 2018 hermitage red is a full-bodied, powerful, tannic wine, but never in excess, always in balance. Its granitic soil brings the necessary tension and depth while its alluvial side is the pledge of a significant concentration of aromas. Eighteen months of aging in wood have softened the tannins and gives the wine a very beautiful silky finish. A wine to age at least 10 years. On his youth, this wine develops nice and powerfull fruits aromas, which can be paired with red meat. In few years, mushrooms and undergrowth secondary aromas, will match perfectly with games.

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