Crozes-Hermitage Les Lises

In the glass

What it pairs with

• Lamb rack with rosemary jus
  The wine's concentration and mineral character are at home with classic French lamb.
• Duck breast with mushroom ragout
  Earthy mushrooms and dark fruit combine beautifully with this mineral Crozes.
• Venison chop with juniper sauce
  The wine's mineral depth and dark fruit match the juniper-game combination.

How to serve Crozes-Hermitage Les Lises

Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 90 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 16-18°C. Cellar temperature (16-18°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a large Bordeaux-style glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Lamb rack with rosemary jus, Duck breast with mushroom ragout, Venison chop with juniper sauce. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Les Lises is the name of the domaine and the prestige cuvee, from the oldest and most mineral parcels of the estate in Mercurol. Maxime Graillot's most ambitious expression of Crozes-Hermitage.

1. 2012: Les Lises first produced as the prestige cuvee from the domaine's oldest vine parcels

Facts

Producer

Domaine des Lises (Maxime Graillot) · visiting guide

Grapes

Syrah (100%)

Classification

Crozes-Hermitage AOC

Oak

14 months in used French oak barriques

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 35-55 at retail

Drinking window

6-15 from vintage

Organic

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