| Description: |
Crozes Hermitage 'Tradition'
The adventure all began with Yann’s parents. Their first harvests were sold to local merchants, and from 1973 onwards, they began to make their own wine before joining the Tain Cooperative Winery until 1978. The following year, Nicole and Bernard Chave created their own private winery. In 1996, Yann was 26 years old with a postgraduate diploma in Auditing and Management Control and free of military service obligations, he decided to work on the wine-growing part of the estate. With tender attachment to his vineyard, he restructured the vines and began to work on the soil. After being victim of poisoning by an insecticide he was using to treat the vines, he began seeking alternative solutions, engaging with organic agriculture at the dawn of the year 2000. The estate was certified in 2007. Today, located at the heart of Crozes-Hermitage appellation, the estate extends to 20 hectares, with 1.2 hectares on the mythical Hermitage hillside.
This wine is a blend of all the parcels we own in the Crozes-Hermitage appellation. The Syrah is harvested at optimal ripeness, fully destemmed, and vinified in stainless steel. Our goal is to maintain the purity of the fruit and to reflect the vintage characteristics of each parcel. The wine is aged in stainless steel tanks for just under a year before bottling.
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| Taste: |
The palate is greedy, fresh and full-bodied. The fruit appears right away, with fresh blackberry and spicy notes. The tannins are numerous and delicate. They give this wine a dense, deep, ripe character. The finish is long and well-balanced, marked by fruit and finesse. |
| Cellaring Potential: |
Drink now or cellar for 5+ years |
| Food Matching: |
Veal liver, well-seared and deglazed with a dash of raspberry vinegar, or a fine kidney apple. Flank steak or onglet of beef or Tuna prepared as tataki or even as sashimi. |