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Hermitage 2006 Cave Fayolle
Hermitage 2006 Cave Fayolle
Bottle Price: £45.00
Case Price: £513
- Country: France
- Region: Rhone-Alpes
- Grape Variety: Syrah
- Alcohol: 14%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
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Classis dark and brooding Syrah - layered intense animal fruit with a concentrated finish - from a fantastic vintage that will age but is also drinkable now. The wine (of which there are about 500 cases) is always characterized by a very deep dark color and lush, deep, blackberry flavors.
It is a ripe, rich, round, expansively flavored, mature, sweet-tasting wine with abundant fruit, super ripeness, and low acidity, with soft fruit tannins.
Cave Fayolle - Crozes Hermitage, Rhône
Situated in Gervans, of all the villages in Crozes Hermitage closest to Hermitage itself, this family domaine holds some of the most-sought after plots in the Appellation, but it wasn’t until Laurent Fayolle and his sister took over the reins from their father that standards took a distinct up-turn in quality.
Laurent studied oenology at Montpellier and made his first vintage in 2000. We first tasted his wines from barrel in 2002 and even then, in his first couple of vintages, there proved to be a major distinction from the wines that went before. Newer techniques and outlook are paying dividends with exciting wines reappearing from areas of the vineyard which had fallen by the wayside.
An area of world famous vineyards which starts south of Lyon at Ampuis and runs down to the Côtes de Provence. Grape types include Grenache, Syrah, Mourvédre, Cinsault, Marsanne and Roussanne and these produce wines of immense pedigree and quality, including the dark purple Côte Rotie wines and the fruity Viognier.
Hermitage is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France south of Lyon. It produces mostly red wine from the Syrah grape; however, small quantities of white wine are also produced from Roussane and Marsanne grapes. The hill is by some seen as the spiritual home of the Syrah grape variety.
Syrah is the primary red grape of Hermitage, mostly used on its own although the appellation rules do allow the addition of 15% or less of Marsanne and/or Roussanne grapes. Hermitage reds tend toward being very earthy, with aromas of leather, red berries, earth, and cocoa/coffee. Because of the high levels of tannin they are usually aged longer than American or Australian Syrahs and are often cellared up to 40 years.
Rich, dry white wines are also produced from a blend of Marsanne and Roussanne. These wines are also usually left to age, for up to 15 years. Vin de paille or Straw Wine is also produced in this region.
According to legend, the Knight Gaspard de Stérimberg returned home wounded in 1224 from the Albigensian Crusade and was given permission by the Queen of France to build a small refuge to recover in, where he remained living as a hermit (ermite in French). The chapel on top was built in honor of Saint Christopher and today is owned by the negociant Paul Jaboulet Âiné. Louis XIII made the wine a wine of the court after being offered a glass during a visit to the region in 1642. Louis XIV presented King Charles II of England with 200 casks of fine wine including examples from Hermitage, Champagne and Burgundy. The Romanovs also imported the wine. In the 19th century wines from Bordeaux were often "hermitaged" (hermitagé, that is, blended with Hermitage) and could fetch higher prices as a result. The appellation was established in its modern form in 1937