AOP Condrieu
AOP Crozes-Hermitage · white
Crozes-Hermitage White
Technical sheet
- Appellation
- AOP Crozes-Hermitage
- Colour
- White
- Grape variety
- 100% Marsanne
- Terroir
- Chanos-Curson (Drôme), fluvio-glacial alluvium
- Ageing
- 8 to 12 months in demi-muids and barrels
- Ageing potential
- Drink within 5 years
Les Terriens' white Crozes-Hermitage plots lie in the Drôme, in Chanos-Curson, on fluvio-glacial alluvium. A terroir that brings out the best of this single-variety, 100% Marsanne wine.
Hand-harvested, it ferments in barrels, then ages in demi-muids and barrels. An elegant white with aromas of almond and white-fleshed fruit, all roundness and freshness.
Full technical sheet
From plot to glass
01
The terroir
- Location
- Les Terriens' white Crozes-Hermitage plots lie in the Drôme, in Chanos-Curson.
- Soils
- Fluvio-glacial alluvium.
02
Winemaking & ageing
- Winemaking
- Hand-harvested; alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barrels.
- Ageing
- 8 to 12 months in demi-muids and barrels.
03
Style
- Eye
- Pale yellow colour with a fine brilliance.
- Nose
- Elegant, opening with aromas of almond. Lovely notes of white-fleshed fruit complete the aromatic palette.
- Palate
- Pleasantly supple, revealing great roundness with lingering aromas and fine acidity, leading to a fresh, aromatic finish with pastry notes.
04
Les Terriens' advice
- Serving temperature
- Serve at 12–14 °C.
- Food pairing
- Enjoy as an aperitif, or with fish or seafood dishes.
- Ageing potential
- Drink within the next 5 years.
