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Maison Guigal

Hermitage

White
Formerly called « Vins du Côteau de Saint-Christophe », this is during the 17th century that the name « Hermitage » appears, in memory of the knight Gaspard de Stérimberg who had chosen the top of this hill to retire from the world in 1224. During the reign of Louis XIV, the Hermitage was the favorite wine of the Russian Tsars.
Hermitage - Guigal - Blanc

Appellation

  • Creation of the appellation: 1937
  • 70% red wines – 30% white wines
  • 136 hectares of vines
  • 5 156 hl/ year
  • Average yield about 38 hl/hectare
  • 49 % of the production exported
  • Dry wines
  • 3 villages
  • Left bank

Vineyard

Grape varietals

Marsanne 95 %, Roussanne 5 %

Terroir

Blend of different plots in the Hermitage appellation: Beaumes, Murets, Dionnières and Pierrelles. Granite calcareous, clayey-silty and sandy-gravelly soils.

Average age of vines

30 years.

Winemaking and ageing

Winemaking method

Alcoholic fermentation temperature controlled between 16 & 18 ° C.

Ageing

24 months of oak ageing, in a second-wine rotation oak barrel.

Yearly production

25 000 bottles.

Tasting notes

Visual

Bright, intense straw yellow.

Nose

Very complex nose dominated by flowers and plants, often characterized by acacia honey. Elegant woody notes.

Palate

Notes of quince paste. Spicy wine with a strong structure. A great aging potential.

Overall

Harmony between a great aromatic richness, and a rigor very characteristic of these rare white wines.

Service

Drinking window

To keep

Ageing potential

Up to 10 years

Service temperature

10°C - 12°C

Food pairings

Crustacés à chair dense tels que le homard, plats épicés et à base d’ail, fromages à pâtes persillées.

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