Laurus
Hermitage 2020

AOP Hermitage White

Awards

94 pts Jeb Dunnuck
92 pts Decanter

Tasting

Caramelized peach, honeyed flowers, and spice notes all define the 2020 Hermitage Laurus Blanc from Meffre. It’s a full-bodied, rich, beautifully textured, even opulent Hermitage Blanc with loads to love. It shows the vintage’s fresh, focused, yet still concentrated style and is going to drink well for 15+ years. (Jeb Dunnuck – 2/16/2022)

Food & wine pairings

With langoustines ravioli or a Sole meunière>

62,00 €the bottle

sold by 6 × 75cl

Delivery package: 8 €
FREE from 180 € of purchases

Detailed information

Vintage

The 2020 vintage is characterized by its precocity, from the start of the vegetative cycle until the harvest. Spring turned out to be warm with temperatures constantly above normal and fairly regular rains, thus favoring rapid flowering in the second half of May and providing very good conditions for the rest of the cycle. The harvest began at the end of August and spread out over several weeks thanks to the good weather conditions. Throughout the northern vineyards, quality and quantity were both present.

Grape varieties

Marsanne

Terroir

Eastern sector of the hill of Hermitage, on alluvial terraces at 200 meters in altitude, particularly beneficial for white grapes, providing lenght and freshness.

Winemaking

Manual harvest from September 19th 2020. Fermentation is initiated in tank before the whole cuvée is placed in 275lt Laurus oak barrels, both new and 1-year old, to finish the alcoholic fermentation followed by the malo-lactic fermentation. The wine then ages 15 months on fine lees.

Production: 1,449 bottles

Bottling date: May 24th, 2022

Vegan wine.

Service

Serve at around 10° to 12°C. Recommended opening around 2 hours before serving

Best Enjoyed between 2022 and 2030

Degree of alcohol

14,5% vol.

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Laurus

Laurus means ‘Laurel’ in Latin, a Roman symbol of excellence. Here excellence is all about “terroir”: the grapes are grown on parcels selected for their ability to express the very best of each Appellation.

The term “terroir” encompasses a soil, a climate and people. Here it is expressed through sustainable partnerships with wine-growers who share our vision. The perfect combination of grape variey & soil, the precise maturing process in unique 275l. French oak "Laurus" barrels refines the structure, producing complex wines, with plenty of character, beautiful elegance and a long ageing potential.