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Red Wine: 2001 | Marc Sorrel | Hermitage Le Greal

The 2001 vintage presents delightful, pure, and ripe dark fruit aromas with a hint of black olive.

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Producer: Marc Sorrel

Vintage: 2001

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Syrah

Country/Region: France, Rhone

The 2001 vintage presents delightful, pure, and ripe dark fruit aromas with a hint of black olive. On the mid-palate, it unfolds as medium to full-bodied, offering spiciness, subtle smokiness, and finely textured yet still present tannins.

Producer Information

Marc Sorrel is a leading estate in the Hermitage appellation of the northern Rhne, producing traditionally styled, long-lived red wines from Syrah as well as white wines from Marsanne and Roussanne. The estate was founded in 1928 by Flix Sorrel and from 1984 to 2018, was run by his grandson Marc. Today, Marc’s son Guillaume is at the helm of the domaine. The estate is best known for its Hermitage wines, sourced from several plots on the famous hillside. Typically, the vines are planted on granite-based soils, and enjoy the region’s sunny, south-oriented mesoclimate. Some of the vines are more than 60 years old, and produce tiny yields of intensely concentrated berries. There are four Hermitage wines in Marc Sorrel’s current portfolio two red and two white and are varietal expressions of Syrah and Marsanne respectively. The top red wine, Le Gral, is produced in tiny amounts from the best old vine parcels of Syrah within the estate with a small portion of Marsanne. The white wine, Les Rocoules, is predominantly Marsanne with a little Roussanne. Marc Sorrel also makes a red and a white Crozes-Hermitage wine. In the winery, the grapes are often whole-bunch fermented. The white varieties are fermented in large used oak barrels to impart a soft oak influence. All wines are aged in old oak barrels in the cellar for a period prior to bottling.