Winery Olivier & Lafont - Crozes-Hermitage

Winery Olivier & LafontCrozes-Hermitage

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Olivier & Lafont is a red wine from the region of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Crozes-Hermitage from the Winery Olivier & Lafont

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Olivier & Lafont in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

smoke, mushroom

Wine with spices taste

savory, pepper

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, oak

On the nose the Crozes-Hermitage of Winery Olivier & Lafont in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of smoke, tobacco or pepper and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, savory or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Olivier & Lafont's Crozes-Hermitage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Hölder

Aromatic, lively whites to drink young, with a pale golden colour, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers, green apple and mineral notes close to Riesling. Distinctive aromatic profile. Grown on a few hectares in Franconia, it remains confidential and is used for typical dry whites. A German white variety bred in 1936 in Würzburg (Riesling × Silvaner), late-ripening.

Last vintages of this wine

Crozes-Hermitage - 2017
In the top 100 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Crozes-Hermitage - 2016
In the top 100 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Crozes-Hermitage - 2015
In the top 100 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Crozes-Hermitage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Crozes-Hermitage from Winery Olivier & Lafont are 2016, 2015, 2014, 2017

Informations about the Winery Olivier & Lafont

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Crozes-Hermitage in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Olivier & Lafont is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 70000 of of France wines
In the top 800 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

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: Vintage (champagne)

It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.

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