Château l’Ermitage Costières de Nîmes 2005
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A deliciously fruity southern Rhône blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah. A beautiful wine.
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Release Notes:
Cuvée Tradition is one of the L'Ermitage estate’s best wines. Grown in a vineyard with pebbly soil deposited there by the nearby river, the grapes for this blend are composed of Grenache (40%), Syrah (40%), and Mourvèdre (20%) from low-yielding 25-year-old vines. The wine is aged nine months in oak casks before bottling. A great summer and fall wine that is perfect for picnics and barbecues.
Tasting Notes:
A garnet colored wine with an attractive nose of blueberries, violets, vanilla and cinnamon. Cranberry, cherry, and plum fruit flavors abound with a hint of minerality and spice before the fleshy Syrah finish. A very smooth wine with soft tannins. Pairs well with grilled meats, cold cuts, sausages, strong cheeses or as an aperitif. Drink now to 2009.
Winery:
Château l’Ermitage is a 12th century property that used to belong to the hermits of the Abbey of Sainte Cécile d’Estagel, a stop on the pilgrimage route to Saint Jacques de... Read more
Region:
Costières de Nîmes, the edge of the Languedoc closest to the Rhône valley, is an excellent alternative to the pricier Rhône wines of Crozes-Hermitage and St. Joseph. In the 1980s, the... Read more
