Les Vins de Vienne - Crozes-Hermitage Les Palignons rouge 2022
3*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
93/100
Wine Spectator
91/100
Vinous
“A rich, crisp, and indulgent Syrah... it’s almost perfect!”
Blended from two vineyards—one on granite soils and the other on a plateau of rounded pebbles—this cuvée produces a brilliant, full-bodied, crisp, and generous Crozes. Perfect with a flank steak with shallots or a pierrade with Béarnaise sauce.
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Eye
Dress with purple highlights
Nose
With red and black berries and spices
Palate
Full-bodied, crisp, and rich
Serve
At 15-17°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairings
Best enjoyed with a skirt steak with shallots, or a pierrade with Béarnaise sauce...
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (2022 guide) Favorite 2019 vintage) (Exceptional wine)
Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
To revive the Seyssuel vineyards located upstream from Vienne, three renowned winemakers—Yves Cuilleron, Pierre Gaillard, and François Villard—founded this company in 1996. It produces fine estate wines with IGP designation in Seyssuel, single-vineyard selections from northern AOCs, and merchant wines from throughout the valley.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2022 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
The trio of Villard, Cuilleron, and Gaillard launched the Vins de Vienne venture in the late 1990s. Initially, the goal was to breathe new life into the superb, forgotten terroirs of Seyssuel, one of the Rhône Valley’s earliest vineyards: of the 16 hectares of vineyards, 11 were planted there between 1996 and 2001. Over the years, the range has expanded through the purchase of grapes. While the wines from the Seyssuel terroirs remain admirable and define the estate, the other vintages seem less convincing to us, leading us to remove the star from the estate this year.
Wine Spectator
Wine rated 93/100 (2019 vintage) (Exceptional wine)
Vinous
Wine rated (2022 guide) 91/100 (2019 vintage)
Rated winery (2022 guide) Recommended
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