The Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel of Hermitage of Rhone Valley

Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Hermitage in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel wines

Looking for the best Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel wines in Hermitage among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel

How Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), lamb chops with figs and honey or duck breast with black figs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, spices.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel

  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Hermitage

The wine region of Hermitage is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave or the Domaine Jean-Louis Chave produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hermitage are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hermitage often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lavender or marzipan and sometimes also flavors of biscuits, yellow apple or petroleum.

In the mouth of Hermitage is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 84 estates and châteaux in the of Hermitage, producing 177 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hermitage go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top white wines of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel

How Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork roll with mustard, risotto with fresh salmon and zucchini or crumble with pumpkin, walnut and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel. is a powerful.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel.

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel

Planning a wine route in the of Hermitage? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Jean-Michel Sorrel and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Double magnum (or Marie-Jeanne)

Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.