Jean-Baptiste Souillard Crozes-Hermitage 2023

Name: Jean-Baptiste Souillard Crozes-Hermitage 2023
Brand: World Wine
SKU: BIB25409-750
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About this Wine

Like Hermitage, the northern Crozes village of Gervans is a severed fragment of the Ardèche granite uplands on the opposite side of the Rhône. In fact, only 10% of Crozes is on granite, with the majority is composed of alluvial and clay soil, covered by thick layers of the iconic galets roulés. However, on the frigid granite slopes around Gervans and Larnage, Souillard found the purity and freshness he craves in his Crozes wines. He makes only three to four barrels of the village Crozes each year. It’s a blend of two parcels in Gervans: one on pure granite soils high up the slope, which brings a great deal of freshness, and the second from a mix of granite and gravel soils closer to the river.

The ferment is mostly bunches in stainless steel before a year-plus of maturation in old barriques (three to 10 years old). The wine bears Souillard’s trademark of structure, moderate alcohol, tension and balance, and is thus far removed from the softer, plusher style of Crozes found further south.

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Shiraz
Country	France
Region	Rhone
Brand	World Wine
Vintage	2023

Wines of Rhone Valley

The Rhone wine region is situation in the south of France in the Rhone Valley. The region is split into north and south with distinctively different winemaking styles. In the north, the main grape used is Syrah and is sometimes blended with white varietals. In the south however, reds are a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan and Cinsault. You may be familiar with this sort of blend; in Australia it is labelled GSM.

Wines are produced under various Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designations. The most prestigious of which is Chateauneuf-du-Pape. You may also have heard of other AOC names such as Gigondas, Hermitage, Lirac, St Joseph. Wines coming from these and other AOCs are all on the higher end of the market.

On the value end we have wines produced in Cotes-du-Rhone AOC. Cotes-du-Rhone often refers to wines made in the Rhone Valley that do not fall under any other AOC, often from the flatter areas around Southern Rhone. However, it also does include the fringes of well-respected northern appellations as well. In terms of volume, a majority of Rhone wine falls under the Cotes-du-Rhone AOC and it offers some of the best value in France and even some first-rate and age-worthy reds.

Full-bodied and flavourful white wine blends are also made in the region. These are typically a combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier.

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