Crozes-Hermitage Saint-Pierre Rouge - Gabriel Meffre

Gabriel Meffre
Crozes-Hermitage “Saint Pierre” 2016

AOP Crozes-Hermitage Red

Awards

90 pts Wine Spectator
ARGENT Défaut

Tasting

Crimson colour with bright deep purple reflects. The nose develops liquorice and violet notes. The palate is smooth, lively with stewed black fruits flavours and a spicy finish.

Food & wine pairings

It will pair nicely with brochette of beef marinated with spices.

Detailed information

Vintage

After a mild and dry winter, a spring without frost and a particularly hot summer, harvesting began several days later than 2015, with picking taking place between early to late September. During the harvest, weather conditions were truly exceptional, with warm clear days, fresh nights and some occasional light rainfall, stretching from early September all the way until the end of October. The sanitary state of the grapes throughout the region was excellent. So, this year again, the 2016 vintage is very qualitative.

Grape varieties

Syrah

Terroir

Sols de silice, graves et galets roulés des terrasses anciennes du Rhône.

Winemaking

Grapes are destemmed and crushed. The fermentation lasts around 20 days with temperature control to preserve aromas. Wine is racked off and undergoes malolactic fermentation. Maturing in vats for 8 months. Ageing in bottle.

Vegan Friendly.

Service

Enjoy it now and over the next 5 years.

Degree of alcohol

13% vol.

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Gabriel Meffre

Delicious and savoury from day one: this is the commitment of our Gabriel Meffre "signature" wines. For each appellation, and in keeping with the characteristics of the vintage, our know-how is recognisable through our experienced blending of "terroirs" and grape varieties and through our careful maturing, favouring purity of fruit and silkyness of texture. Already enjoyable in their first year after bottling, the Crus also have good aging potential.