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Crozes-Hermitage Combier 2021
12.5%
1.5L
Intensity
This perfectly balanced Crozes-Hermitage combines power and elegance. Delicious!
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Crozes-Hermitage Combier 2021
The wine
This domain produces a “joyous and charming” Crozes-Hermitage that is perfectly balanced between tannic power and elegance, reflecting this appellation’s two types of terroir: the northern, highly-filtering granitic soil and the clay-limestone soils covered in pebbles to the south. A delicious synthesis of the appellation.
About the Producer Combier
This domaine was founded by Laurent Combier’s great grand father in 1936 and started out life as several hectares of vines (the grapes were sold every year to the local cooperative) and apricot trees. In 1989, Laurent’s parents ended the deal with the negociant and started looking after the 5 hectares themselves. Little by little they expanded the domaine to 15 hectares. Today it spans 25 hectares (mostly in Crozes but with a small amount in Saint-Joseph). Laurent’s arrival in 1990 marked a new chapter for the domaine. This oenology graduate constructed a new winery and made the domaine entirely independent (it was he who pushed for a break from the cooperative), introducing new methods such as the use of concrete vats and amphorae to give the wines a silkier texture. Today the wines have reached new heights. Organically produced and matured in a way that preserves the freshness and fruit, it’s difficult to find a better Crozes-Hermitage! Difficult, but not impossiblele as Laurent Combier has started working with the Spanish oenologue Veronica Ortega on some parcel selections in Crozes and Saint-Joseph. First results are very promising and these cuvées will be on the market soon.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 2 bottles
Level 2 NormalObservation 2 NormalOrigin: professional
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: yes
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 12.5 %
Region: Rhone Valley
Appellation: Crozes-Hermitage
Owner: Combier
Vintage: 2021
Colour: red
Peak drinking window: drink from 2033 to 2038
Service temperature: 14°
Intensity: classic
Leading aroma: spice
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine