2020 Hermitage Rouge Classique, Marc Sorrel

2020 Hermitage Rouge Classique, Marc Sorrel

This is a blend of two parcels and is the hidden gem of Sorrel’s range. 20% comes from Bessards, and 80% from Les Plantiers, just below Le Méal. These vines produce fruit with real power, and this wine has a great presence. But the floral tones and salty fruit make it more accessible than the Gréal, and mean it should start to open up a little earlier.

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Case, 6 Bottles
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£397.80
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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
  • Grape
    Shiraz/Syrah
  • Maturity
    Ready 2024 - 2036info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    14%
Domaine Marc Sorrel

Domaine Marc Sorrel has 2.55 hectares of superbly sited parcels on the legendary hillside of Hermitage in the Northern Rhône. Patriarch Marc Sorrel has now handed the reins to his son Guillaume, who completed his first solo vintage in 2019. The Sorrels have Hermitage in their blood. The family can trace their history here back to 1893 and Marc Sorrel has been at the helm since 1982. Now it is the next generation's turn, and Guillaume’s wines are every bit as fine as his father’s. He has risen to the challenge of working the vineyards in a warming climate, making his Syrahs with 100% whole bunch fruit and very little new oak and his reds are profound, structured and powerful. Le Gréal is the flagship wine and the pinnacle of the estate. It comes from 100-year old Syrah vines, farmed organically, in two of the Hermitage hillside’s greatest spots. 90% comes from Le Méal, with the rest coming from Les Gréffieux. His whites, made predominantly from old-vine Marsanne, are rich and waxy.

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