Winery Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel ChapoutierCrozes Hermitage
Red wine
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 Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Crozes Hermitage of Winery Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Crozes Hermitage of Winery Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of plum, pepper or black currant and sometimes also flavors of cedar, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Crozes Hermitage
Pairings that work perfectly with Crozes Hermitage
Original food and wine pairings with Crozes Hermitage
The Crozes Hermitage of Winery Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or deer jig.
Details and technical informations about Winery Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier's Crozes Hermitage.
Discover the grape variety: Monemvasia
Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden colour, ample palate with preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers, yellow fruits and saline mineral notes. Also made as sweet passito styles. Grown in the Peloponnese and Cyclades, a witness to Greek viticultural heritage. Greek autochthonous white variety said to have given its name to the historic Malvasia exported across the western Mediterranean in the Middle Ages.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Crozes Hermitage from Winery Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier are 2014, 2012, 2013
Informations about the Winery Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier
The Winery Y/M - Yannick Alléno & Michel Chapoutier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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: Nose
In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.
