Discover the top 100 best wines of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhône septentrional as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Crozes-Hermitage and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Largest cru of the northern Rhône around Tain: signature Syrah as the exclusive king red - fruity and accessible with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, violet, black pepper and a black-olive touch, supple tannins, more approachable than Hermitage. Marsanne and Roussanne in ample whites (peach, apricot, honey, white flowers, almond). AOC (1937), ~1,700 ha over 11 communes (Drôme), granite on northern slopes, pebble-loess on the plain, ageing 3-8 years.
Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
wines from the region of Crozes-Hermitage go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, sauté of lamb or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.
On the nose in the region of Crozes-Hermitage often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or minerality. In the mouth in the region of Crozes-Hermitage is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
