Marc Sorrel
"Les Rocoules" 2016
AOC Hermitage

LIMITIERT - max. 2 Flaschen pro Kunde

Presse / Kritik
J. Livingstone-Learmonth: 4,5 / 6 Sterne (Leading 2016 Hermitage Whites)
"Full yellow robe. Has an attractive air led by greengage plum, grapiness, spice, ginger notably, brioche bread, vanilla. The palate holds fluid gras, coasts along well, comes with silken moments, persists with fine assurance, late droplets of juice. It has the intricacy of Rocoules, isn’t an evident wine. There are interesting nuances and nudges in this. It ends florally, in tender fashion – real class there. You should study this rather than knock it back!. It’s good and fresh. Much reduced crop – 10 hl/ha, so 600 b instead of 1,500 b. “We harvested on a normal date, so this has finesse, tension,” Marc Sorrel. From 2022. 2038-40"
Wine Advocate: 94-96 / 100 Punkte
"From minuscule, hail-reduced yields of only nine hectoliters per hectare, the 2016 Hermitage Blanc Les Rocoules is a terrific effort, marrying honeyed richness with briny intensity. It's a blend of 85% Marsanne and 15% Roussanne."

Das Weingut
Zitat J. Livingstone-Learmonth: "One of the few small domaines with vineyards in plum, central sites at Hermitage. Generally traditional outlook. Attempts have been made since the late 1990s to work the vineyards more naturally. Winemaking has become more consistent. The red Hermitage Le Gréal can be very good indeed, a true child of the hill, and is indeed mighty in vintages such as 2010, 2015 and 2017. The Hermitage Les Rocoules white is an STGT (Soil to Glass Transfer)  wine. The white Crozes-Hermitage is a cracker, made from 1945 vines, and the epitomy of traditional white Rhône from the happy marriage of Marsanne and Roussanne. This, too is STGT, and has been excellent in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016."