Marc Sorrel Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2019

1990-92 Syrah from a total of 1 hectare on La Bouvate et Les Rennes at Larnage, northern sector, 50% destemmed, 2 week vinification, cap punched, vat emptying/refilling, aged 4-10 year oak casks 12-13 months, then 3-6 months vat, unfined, unfiltered, 3 bottlings – March/April, May, end of June/July, 3,500bts made JLL

‘Tasted at the domaine. Smoked bacon and spicy nose – reductive and going through malolacti fermentation. Lovely spice and grip on the palate, meaty and savoury with fine and refined tannins – good balance. With a meaty sweetness and a tequila-drenched earthiness. Young and in a changing phase. Drink: 2023-2030’ 17++/20 Alistair Cooper, MW, JancisRobinson.com