Winery Fayolle Fils & FilleSens Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Sens Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Sens Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Sens Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
The Sens Crozes-Hermitage Rouge of Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of daube niçoise, lamb chops marinated with herbs or stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed).
Details and technical informations about Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille's Sens Crozes-Hermitage Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Syrah
Structured, elegant reds with deep colour, firm tannins, with intense aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black pepper, violet, smoked meat, black olive and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. Star of the great northern Rhône reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas, Saint-Joseph) and pillar of GSM blends in the south (Châteauneuf-du-Pape). Widely exported to Australia as Shiraz (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Cross of dureza × mondeuse blanche.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sens Crozes-Hermitage Rouge from Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille
The Winery Fayolle Fils & Fille is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage
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.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Amber
(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.
