Delas Frères - Crozes-Hermitage Les Launes blanc 2022
15,5/20
Jancis Robinson
"Little flowers in a bottle"
Les Launes en blanc offers a floral profile, evoking hawthorn, verbena, and lime blossom, nuanced with exotic touches of mango, lychee, and citrus. A fresh and fruity white on the palate, seductive with its pleasant suppleness, it will be wonderful with grilled fish.
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Eye
Beautiful golden color, brilliant
Nose
Opens with floral notes (hawthorn, verbena, lime blossom) nuanced with exotic touches (mango, lychee) and citrus fruits.
Mouth
Fresh and fruity, appealing with its pleasant smoothness
Serve
At 12-14°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with small game birds, steamed fish or fish in sauce, chicken with fruit (apricots, peaches), all kinds of hard cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2023 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
In his new facilities in the heart of Tain, Jacques Grange has a sublime, state-of-the-art facility at his disposal. He is assisted by Marco Beckmann, an Italian oenologist and fine taster. The next vintages look promising. In Hermitage, the new cuvée from the Grandes Vignes at the top of the hill reveals this little-exploited terroir.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in 1835, owned since 1977 by Champagne Deutz (Roederer group). Under the management of Fabrice Rosset and his technical director Jacques Grange, it has 30 hectares of its own in the northern appellations, supplemented by grape purchases, with the southern range coming from the négociant-éleveur section.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2023 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
Part of the Deutz champagne group since 1977, itself part of the Louis Roederer group, Delas is a serious wine producer. Priority has been given to vineyards with extensive mass selection planting. It cultivates 30 hectares of its own land, including 10 very well-placed hectares in Hermitage: 8 in Les Bessards and 2 in L'Ermite. The house completes its range with purchases of musts or grapes. We admit to being a little wary of the overly pronounced aging of the most prestigious cuvées, which we believe would benefit from being worked closer to the fruit and freshness. It should be noted that, since 2019, the house has had a brand new winemaking and reception facility in Tain.
Wine Spectator
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator)
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2023 guide) 15,5/20
About wine:
[...] The palate has good tension and a phenolic touch, very dry with good fruit underneath.
James Suckling
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated Recommended
Customer rating
4.5/5
based on 2 reviews
Note and opinion by Mr. DANIEL L. Published on 10/16/2024
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Note and opinion by Mr. JEAN E. Published on 07/29/2024
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