Hermitage

Hermitage

La Petite Chapelle

La Petite Chapelle

Red Wine

Red Wine

DESCRIPTION

History:
The grapes from the various plots of this estate, situated on the Hermitage hill, are vinified separately, right up until the final blending, which takes place one year after the harvest. This is how we create our two red Hermitage wines: “La Chapelle” and “La Petite Chapelle”. Our first vintage was 2001.

Soil:
The Syrah vines are planted in rich and varied soils with very diverse terroirs (les Bessards, les Greffieux, le Méal and les Rocoules).
It is the richness of these different terroirs that provides our Hermitage 'La Petite Chapelle' with its complexity.

Grape Variety:
Very old Syrah vines; goblet pruning on stakes.

Age of the vines:
40 to 60 years.

Vinification:
Grapes are brought down from the slopes of l’Hermitage on small sledges, after which they are sorted by hand and vinified traditionally in our wineries
Final blending is carried out during the ageing process and is done through judicious selection from the different terroirs of l’Hermitage  


Ageing:
La Petite Chapelle is aged in wood in our ancient “VINEUM” cellar for 15 to 18 months. During this process the wines are also racked.

Yield:
Low yields of 15 to 25 hl/ha.

Tasting:
Colour:
Deep black cherry colour, limpid and attractively bright.
Bouquet:
Intense and aromatic with sweet spices, floral notes of peonies and very ripe fruit.
Palate:
Powerful and harmonious attack, noble tannins and a very long finish.

Matching Food and Wine:
Quail stuffed with foie gras
Duck breast with cherries,
Milk-fed lamb en croute de foin

Serving Temperature:
16 to 18°.

Best enjoyed within: 
10 to 25 years.