In the glass
Aroma: black cherry, blackcurrant, smoked olive, pepper, granite mineral
Palate: concentrated dark fruit, iron mineral, structured tannins, spiced finish, long
Chapoutier's single-vineyard Les Varonniers Crozes, from old Syrah on the granite terraces directly below the Hermitage hill. Approaches Hermitage in quality at a fraction of the price.
What it pairs with
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Rack of lamb with herbes de Provence
The wine's spice and dark fruit align with herb-crusted lamb. -
Grilled beef entrecote
Iron mineral and black fruit pair with charred, marbled beef. -
Duck breast with cherry glaze
Black cherry in the wine harmonises with the duck cherry glaze.
History
Les Varonniers is Chapoutier's prestige Crozes-Hermitage, from a single parcel of old Syrah vines on the granite terraces closest to the Hermitage hill in Larnage.
- 1990 — First vintage of Les Varonniers from the granite terraces above Larnage
Facts
- Producer
- M. Chapoutier
- Grapes
- Syrah (100%)
- Classification
- Crozes-Hermitage AOC
- Oak
- 18 months in new French oak barriques
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 55-80 at retail
- Drinking window
- 6-18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
- Biodynamic
- Demeter Certified
- Organic
- ECOCERT