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The Societys Exhibition Crozes Hermitage 2020

The Society's Exhibition Crozes-Hermitage 2020

Red Wine from France - Rhone

5 Reviews

A gorgeous evocation of very ripe syrah from the northern Rhône in a vintage marked by a long, hot summer. All blueberry and blackberry with a sprinkling of spice.

£13.95 Bottle

£167.00 Case of 12

In Stock

Code: RH60561

Wine characteristics

Red Wine
Light to medium-bodied
Syrah/Shiraz
75cl
Now to 2026
13.5% Alcohol
no oak influence
Cork, natural

Domaine des Alexandrins

Alexandre Caso and Guillaume Sorrel are the men behind Domaine des Alexandrins. Having begun the enterprise as an agency supplying specialised labour for vineyard work, Alexandre’s first employee was Guillaume, son of renowned winemaker Marc Sorrel. The business did so well that Alexandre soon offered Guillaume a partnership.

Having made a success of their business they then decided to diversify a little and rented some neglected vines in Saint-Joseph in 2009, a hectare in Crozes-Hermitage in 2011 and a further parcel of Saint-Joseph at Tournon in 2012. They now control some 10 hectares in total.

Using the facilities of Chapoutier, Marc Sorrel and now their own winery at Mercurol they have made a variety of wines. They use no pesticides or herbicides and work each vineyard with real respect for the environment. The harvest is all done by hand and brought to the stone walled winery where bunches are destemmed and fermented in concrete followed by a three day maceration. The wines are then aged between one and four years in barrel. The results are very promising indeed.

The Times

The star turn at The Society’s summer tasting was this gorgeous crozes-hermitage, from a new, talented northern Rhône trio, Nicolas Jaboulet, Guillaume Sorrel and Alexandre Caso. It’s a brilliant,...

The star turn at The Society’s summer tasting was this gorgeous crozes-hermitage, from a new, talented northern Rhône trio, Nicolas Jaboulet, Guillaume Sorrel and Alexandre Caso. It’s a brilliant, brooding, bramble and violet-scented northern rhône syrah. Buy it!

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Jane MacQuitty

Saturday 2nd Jul 2022

The Times

The star turn at The Society’s summer tasting was this gorgeous crozes-hermitage, from a new, talented northern Rhône trio, Nicolas Jaboulet, Guillaume Sorrel and Alexandre Caso. It’s a brilliant,...

The star turn at The Society’s summer tasting was this gorgeous crozes-hermitage, from a new, talented northern Rhône trio, Nicolas Jaboulet, Guillaume Sorrel and Alexandre Caso. It’s a brilliant, brooding, bramble and violet-scented northern rhône syrah. Buy it!

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Jane MacQuitty

Saturday 2nd Jul 2022

The Daily Telegraph

Super northern Rhone syrah with sumptuous black fruit and a hint of stone and blueberry. Bring out the butterflied leg of lamb.

Victoria Moore

Saturday 21st May 2022

JancisRobinson.com

Very deep purplish crimson. Classic black-peppery nose. Savoury, leathery palate. Not that concentrated – a lunchtime Crozes?! Nicely managed tannins. 16/20

Jancis Robinson

Friday 29th Apr 2022

wine-pages.com

Syrah from the northern Rhône, made for the Society by Maison et Domaines les Alexandrins, it was aged six months on fine lees in stainless steel and neutral oak. Vivid and deep crimson/purple in colour,...

Syrah from the northern Rhône, made for the Society by Maison et Domaines les Alexandrins, it was aged six months on fine lees in stainless steel and neutral oak. Vivid and deep crimson/purple in colour, the nose is tightly-wound and slightly impenetrable at this stage. In the mouth really nice fruit that is much more vivid, plum and blueberry, a little peppery spice, and a composed finish. Quite serious and sinewy for a Crozes, but needs food. 89/100

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Tom Cannavan

Monday 25th Apr 2022