Delas red hermitage Les Bessards 750ml single vineyard selection

Описание

Appellation
• The vineyard stretches over 3 communes
in the Drôme “département” :
Tain-l’Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage
and Larnage.
• The soils are a combination of granite
with alluvial quaternary delta
deposits, and, on the eastern side,
Pliocene clay. This diversity explains
the numerous different names given to
vineyard plots within the appellation :
Bessards, Greffieux, Méal, Roucoule,
Beaumes, etc.
• The meso-climate provides shelter
from the north winds, where the majority
of the slopes is well exposed, facing south.
• The vineyards area adds up to 134
hectares/331 acres, with an annual
production of 3,635 hectoliters.
Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/
hectare (2.3 US tons/acre).
• Grape varieties : Syrah (an addition of up
to 15% of Marsanne or Roussanne is
allowed).
Characteristics
• This cuvée is a vineyard plot selection.
• The grapes come exclusively from
the oldest plot within the renowned
area of “Les Bessards”, in the heart of
the Hermitage hill.
• This wine is only produced during
the very best years, the production is
deliberately limited to 6,000 bottles
(75 cl.) per year.
• Grape variety : 100% Syrah.
Wine making
Harvesting for “Les Bessards” is entirely
manual, when the grapes show optimum
ripeness. Fermentation takes
place in traditional, open-topped
concrete tanks, after 2 days prefermentary
skin contact at cool temperatures.
Maceration continues at
controlled temperatures of 82°F to
90° F/28°C to 32°C. Daily cap punching
and pumping over are carried
out for about 10 days, with a total
maceration period of up to 20 days.
After devatting and pressing, malolactic
fermentation is carried out in oak
barrels.
Maturing
Maturation lasts for between 14 and
16 months in oak barrels which have
already held wine for between 1 and 3
years. These are regularly topped up.
Tasting notes
A brilliant, deep red hue with lots of depth.
The nose show great class, with soft
aromas of blackberries, violets, and
black olives on a light smoky touch.
Hermitage “Les Bessards” shows plenty
of concentration in its fruit. This is a
wine with a particularly dense tannic
structure, and extremely good balance.
Food and Wine affinities
Red meats, rare or medium cooked –
games, marinated meats spicy stews. It
is recommended to have the bottle
opened for 1