Laurus
Hermitage 2011

AOP Hermitage White

Awards

92 pts Wine Spectator

Tasting

Shiny pale golden colour with hints of golden highlights. A lively nose marked by aromas of flowers (honeysuckle) and lemon confit. To the palate, it yields notes of white pepper, marzipan and salted caramel, which is typical of Hermitage wines. A full-bodied yet mineral wine, with a slightly salty quality and great subtlety (Feb. 2014).

Food & wine pairings

Braised cheek of veal with morel mushrooms
Scallop parcels
Bass with lemon confit

Detailed information

Vintage

The early plant growth triggered by the mild winter and hot spring was halted during the month of July, which proved cool and wet. The high temperatures in August and September enabled the grapes to achieve a good level of ripeness. The harvest began on the 11th September in excellent conditions.

Grape varieties

Marsanne

Terroir

Plots selected within the Tain l’Hermitage sector on alluvial terraces covered with small pebbles and clayey, north/south facing soils between 150 and 200 m in altitude. The combination of these two terroirs produces structured wines with a very pleasant minerality.

Winemaking

Manual harvest. Skin maceration followed by pressing. After the alcoholic fermentation process in a vat, the malolactic fermentation process was completed in 275-litre oak Laurus barrels at controlled temperatures (16/18 °C). Elevage on fine lees over a period of 14 months with stirring of lees during the 1st month.

Production: 900 bottles
Bottled on: 28/03/2013

Service

Serve at 10 – 12 °C – Ideal when opened 2 hours prior to serving

Optimum maturity: 2013-2018

Degree of alcohol

13% vol.

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Laurus

Laurus means ‘Laurel’ in Latin, a Roman symbol of excellence. Here excellence is all about “terroir”: the grapes are grown on parcels selected for their ability to express the very best of each Appellation.

The term “terroir” encompasses a soil, a climate and people. Here it is expressed through sustainable partnerships with wine-growers who share our vision. The perfect combination of grape variey & soil, the precise maturing process in unique 275l. French oak "Laurus" barrels refines the structure, producing complex wines, with plenty of character, beautiful elegance and a long ageing potential.