Marie-Thérèse Chappaz, Grain Ermitage, President Troillet 2024

Produktbeskrivelse

“Aged in 228- and 500-liter barrels for 12 months, the 2023 Grain Ermitage is beautifully clear, fresh and savory on the complex but also refined and elegant nose that indicates spectacular depth and tension. The exposition on the palate is very elegant, refined and textural before the wine reveals its finesse, saline soul and tannic grip that characterizes the long and very expressive finish. This is a precise, fresh and complex yet not overly rich or powerful Marsanne that instead fascinates with its saline finesse and elegant, well-balanced texture. The tannins need some aeration to oxidize and become softer, so if you want to enjoy this wine in its youth, a carafe is highly recommended and, as always, a certain amount of time. The best solution, however, is to enjoy the 2023 Ermitage in a big Bordeaux crystal glass. The finish is long, fresh and aromatic and characterized by fine tannins that harmonize with the delicate, saline acidity. 13.9% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Fully, March 2025.” 95p. Stephan Reinhardt, Robert Parker.com

Ermitage druen er nok bedre kendt som Marsanne, den drue der også former nogle af de største hvidvine fra Hermitage i det nordlige Rhône. Druerne til Marie-Thérèses hvide topvin vokser på ren granitmassiv i en højde på 450-650 moh. Parcellen hedder Les Claives og er en af verdens mest besværlige marker at høste. Der er ingen veje i vinmarken, og fremkommeligheden er på grund af eroderet topjord og hård undergrund ekstremt vanskelig at gå på. I tillæg har marken en dramatisk hældning der gør det til en farefuld opgave at tilse vinstokkene, for ikke at tale om gennemførsel af høsten.

Vinen er et studie i cremet, eksotisk duftende frugtighed på baggrund af en saltet, mineralsk og frisk karakter. Kæmpe hvidvin, der sagtens måler sig med de bedste i Hermitage og omegn. Ekstremt begrænset mængde!

“The 2020 Grain Ermitage Président Troillet opens with a coolish, rather discreet but beautifully stony and still reductive bouquet that releases its intense and perfectly ripe yellow and tropical fruit aromas slowly but sustainably and in combination with a noble yeasty tone. On the palate, this is a rich, refined and elegant, vivacious and fresh, delicate Ermitage with a warm and intense but also sustainable, fine salty and bitter finish. This is a very elegant, refined and rather coolish Ermitage compared to the generous 2019, but it is intense, fresh and long. To be served in a big glass and enjoyed over hours, days, or better, years.” 95+p. – Stephan Reinhardt, Robert Parker.com om 2020 årgangen