Crozes-Hermitage

Cuvée "Les Trois Chênes" 2018

Print the data sheet	Estate :	Emmanuel Darnaud 21 Rue du stade 26600 La Roche de Glun (Drôme - Vallée du Rhône Nord - France)
	Appellation :	Crozes-Hermitage
	Color :	Red
	Cuvée :	"Les Trois Chênes"
	Vintage :	2018
	Harvest date :	September 5 to 18, 2018
	Grape variety :	100 % Syrah
	ABV :	14°
	Soil :	Glacial alluvium composed of rolled pebbles
	Age of vineyards :	25-60 years
	Cultivation :	Ploughed soils, manual grape-picking
	Winemaking/ maturing :	All parcels are separately matured and aged (vats for 15 days): ageing in half-muids or oak barrels for about 18 months). This cuvee is made with 20% of whole crop
	Wine tasting :	Color: Beautiful purple colour with bright highlights. The colour is dense and deep Nose: The nose is open, revealed by juicy fruit like black cherry or raspberry. A few notes of spices appear Mouth: Great delicacy. The ripe and coated tannins offer a fleshy and pulpy substance. The finish is long and elegant Good with: This wine requires fleshy and tasty cookings such as grilled red meat or simmered for a long time : a (thick) Charolaise steak seared in a pan and accompanied by a good juice and few "giroles sautées” in butter, A young roast pigeon "on the chest", some rats and candied cloves of garlic, A candied beef cheek (for a long time) in wine lees and served with a large cannelloni gratin with parmesan
	Laying down :	This wine can be drunk now if served 2 hours before serving or if it is decanted. It also can be kept for a good 10 years