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M Chapoutier Les Greffieux Hermitage 2008
£640.07
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6 bottle(s) at
£106.68 per bottle.
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M Chapoutier Les Greffieux Hermitage 2008
Appearance: deep garnet red with purple lights.
Nose: tarry and smoky, raspberry, blackberry, walnut, liquorice.
Palate: complex, strong attack, velvety and balanced, long final, liquorice, tobacco, cocoa. According to the vintage, the wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from 50 to 75 years.
M Chapoutier Les Greffieux Hermitage 2008
100% Syrah.
Terroir
The wine comes from the Greffieux
situated at the foot of the Hermitage hill.
The soil is made up with glacial alluvial
deposit terrace composed of shingles
and clay.
Harvest
Hand-harvesting at maturity.
Vinification
The harvest, totally destemmed,
is vinified in cement vat. A long maceration allows
a gentle tannin extraction. Only
the free-run juice is used.
Maturing
The wine is aged in barrel: a third in new
casks and the other part in casks having
matured wine once or twice before.
Ageing lasts between14 and 18 months.
The clarification is natural and the wine
is unfined.
Tasting
Colour: steady garnet red.
Nose: small black fruits, ink and black pepper.
Palate: powerful tannins, liquorice.
According to the vintage, the wine can be
kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from
50 to 75 years.
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
|---|---|
| Call for Price | No |
| Price View | Price Range |
| Vintage | 2008 |
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