Discover the top 100 best red wines of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhône septentrional as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red 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.
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
red wines from the region of Crozes-Hermitage go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of scottish haggis, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or piperade.
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.
