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Crozes-Hermitage 2018 - Au Fil du Temps - Emmanuel Darnaud
(93 - 95)+/100 Parker
Drink Date : 2020 - 2030
Reviewed by Joe Czerwinski in 2020 : "After sampling three barrels destined for the 2018 Crozes Hermitage Au Fil du Temps, I'm confident this will be the best vintage of this cuvée Emmanuel Darnaud has yet produced. Masses of blueberries combine easily with black olives and licorice notes in a wine that's full-bodied, rich and concentrated yet also taut and bright on the finish. Crozes Hermitage doesn't get much (if any) better than this."
- Cuvée: "Au fil du temps" - Parcel selection: "Saviaux" terroir - La Roche de Glun
- Vintage: 2018
- Date of harvest : From September 5 to September 18, 2018.
- - Grape variety : 100 % Syrah
- - Degree: 13.5°.
- - Terroir : Glacial alluvium made of rolled pebbles
- - Age of the vines: More than 35 years old
- - Cultivation: Worked soils, manual harvests
- - Vinification / Maturing : All the parcels are vinified (wooden or concrete vats / duration 15 days) and matured separately (50 % new and 50 % barrels or half muids of one wine / duration about 15 months).
- - Tasting : Color : Ruby red with purple highlights
- - Nose : Intense and complex; Aromas of blackcurrant berries, flowers and hazelnuts.
- - Mouth: Thin and racy. The attack is round and juicy. The evolution is ample and marked by coated tannins. The finish is long and ripe.
- - Food pairing: The structure of this wine will accompany the following dishes of character: Grilled pork loin, creamy polenta / Medallion of monkfish, roasted in a sauté pan / Farmer Saint Nectaire / Picodon matured and washed (Dieulefit method).
- - Ageing potential: 2 to 8 years
Data sheet
| Note | Between 95 and 97 |
|---|---|
| PR rating | 93-95+/100 |
| Partner Areas | Yes |
| Recoverable VAT | Yes |
| Colour | Red |
| Format | Bottle (75cl) |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Volume | 12,50 % vol - 75 cl |
| Appellation | Saint Joseph |
| Level | Perfect |
| Label | Perfect |
| Region | Rhône |
| Areas of Rhône | Emmanuel Darnaud |
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