98 points La Revue du Vin de France: "The Hermitage Les Rocoules, full in volume and breadth, is armed for a long ageing, with a dazzling finish. (2023)"
18/20 points Jancis Robinson: "90% Marsanne, 10% Roussanne. Cask sample tasted at the domaine.Complex nose with pear, quince and floral-acacia notes. Palate round and gourmand with a depth of fruit but at the same time minerally fresh with plenty of energy and drive. Very long finish. Drinking Window: 2024-2040. (10/26/21)"
***** John Livingstone Learmonth (The Cradle of The Rhône): "(85-95% Marsanne, 5-15% Roussanne from 1928, 1930s, early 1950s on Rocoules, fermented, raised 4-5 year 228-litre oak casks 16-18 months, from 2007 20-25% new oak used, malo completed, 900-2,600 b). yellow robe; the bouquet is very promising, offers style and clarity of fruit, good variety to come, peach, peach stone, cooked lemon airs present. The palate is also very silken, continuous, comes with very good elegance, length, harmony. It holds lovely potential, is classy, balanced. There are quince notes on the aftertaste, light jam there. “Rocoules didn’t suffer at all from the drought,” G Sorrel. From 2025 or so. 2043-45 July 2021."
18/20 points Jancis Robinson: "90% Marsanne, 10% Roussanne. Cask sample tasted at the domaine.Complex nose with pear, quince and floral-acacia notes. Palate round and gourmand with a depth of fruit but at the same time minerally fresh with plenty of energy and drive. Very long finish. Drinking Window: 2024-2040. (10/26/21)"
***** John Livingstone Learmonth (The Cradle of The Rhône): "(85-95% Marsanne, 5-15% Roussanne from 1928, 1930s, early 1950s on Rocoules, fermented, raised 4-5 year 228-litre oak casks 16-18 months, from 2007 20-25% new oak used, malo completed, 900-2,600 b). yellow robe; the bouquet is very promising, offers style and clarity of fruit, good variety to come, peach, peach stone, cooked lemon airs present. The palate is also very silken, continuous, comes with very good elegance, length, harmony. It holds lovely potential, is classy, balanced. There are quince notes on the aftertaste, light jam there. “Rocoules didn’t suffer at all from the drought,” G Sorrel. From 2025 or so. 2043-45 July 2021."
| Product SKU | 345149 |
| Producer | Sorrel/Marc |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône |
| SubRegion | Northern Rhône |
| Appellation | Hermitage |
| Varietal | Rhone Blends - White |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| Blend | 90% Marsanne, 10% Roussane |
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