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Les conditions climatiques plutôt chaudes des derniers millésimes pouvaient conduire à imaginer que le millésime 2008 serait dans la même lignée: eh bien, non ! 2008 sera d’un style que l’on pensait révolu, issu d’une vendange froide à très froide, aux maturités très lentes. Les pluies de printemps n’ont pas facilité la tâche, avec du mildiou, lequel a causé la perte d’une ... Afficher plus ›
TerroirPierelles, Beaumes, Murets, Maison Blanche.
ÉlevageFût neuf Allier et Tronçais.
Vinification100% Egrappé.
13,5%
Mise en bouteilleLégère filtration.
CépagesMarsanne : 80 % Roussanne : 20 %
A blend of 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne that’s aged all in new French oak, the 2008 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage Blanc sports an almost white burgundy perfume of white peach, quince, almond paste, and classy oak and toast on the nose. Very fresh and focused, with fantastic precision and delineation aromatically, the wine is medium+ bodied on the palate and beautifully textured and balanced, showing solid acidity, laser-like focus, and a dry, very long finish. Excellent now (and shows best with a decant), this should be very long lived.
Jeb Dunnuck
The Rhone Report
, 93/100
, 2011-09-01
Light gold. Mineral-driven aromas of dried pear, peach and white flowers, with a subtle note of honey in the background. Sappy, palate-staining orchard and pit fruit flavors are braced by a lemony quality and given spine by firm minerality. An exotic spicy quality builds with air and carries through a long, smoky, chewy finish. Quite concentrated but this doesn't come off as heavy.
Josh Raynolds
Stephe Tanzers International Wine Cellar
, 91/100
, 2011-04-01
This has a broad, soft core of creamed peach, nectarine and Jonagold apple flavors, but the edges are fresh and mouthwatering, with quinine, verbena and candied lemon peel notes. A lingering chamomile hint adds more length.
James Molesworth
Wine Spectator
, 92/100
, 2010-10-31