2022 Crozes Hermitage Les Varonniers
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Cassis, fresh fig, violets, and ground pepper, as well as beautiful violet notes, all emerge from the 2022 Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers, a Hermitage look-alike that has medium to full-bodied richness, remarkable purity, and fine-grained, polished tannins that build on the palate. Coming from a west facing, granitic hillside just beside Hermitage Hill, this beauty will warrant 4-6 years of bottle age and my money is on it being one of the top – and longest lived – Crozes in the vintage.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous
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Moderately intense red fruits, tangerine peel and crushed violets introduce the 2022 Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers. Medium-bodied and round, the 2022 delivers solid flavor concentration yet finishes a little abrupt. Let's see if the finished wine will add a little more substance.
About the producer
M. Chapoutier is one of the Rhône’s most famous and established producers. The company produces an incredibly broad range of wines at every price point – from everyday Côtes du Rhône to its top single-vineyard cuvées, both from estate-owned vineyards and purchased fruit.