Louis Barruol
La Pierrelle Hermitage Marsanne
Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
@Delectable Wine : This is the La Pierelle Hermitage Blanc. I didn’t see it in the database.
Project between Louis Barruol (of Chateau Saint Cosme) and Kermit Lynch. From the small plot called La Pierrelle near the top of the hill (vines are more than eighty years old). 100% Marsanne.
Pours a bright-gold color. Aromatically you can smell the dried apricots and honeysuckle from a foot away. Classically viscous and waxy, but by no means cloying or flabby. Reminds me of those Bit-O-Honey candies as a kid with honeyed-lemon followed by some truffle Marcona almonds at the finish. Mid-palate texture is weighty and the finish is lengthy. Fruit isn’t dominant here (as expected) but the complexity with the almond skin/waxy bitter notes is beautiful. I love Rhône whites.
Followed over two days and stayed consistent. Pop and pour now for stage one, or hold 7-10yrs for marsanne’s stage two revival.
@Delectable Wine : This is the La Pierelle Hermitage Blanc. I didn’t see it in the database.
Project between Louis Barruol (of Chateau Saint Cosme) and Kermit Lynch. From the small plot called La Pierrelle near the top of the hill (vines are more than eighty years old). 100% Marsanne.
Pours a bright-gold color. Aromatically you can smell the dried apricots and honeysuckle from a foot away. Classically viscous and waxy, but by no means cloying or flabby. Reminds me of those Bit-O-Honey candies as a kid with honeyed-lemon followed by some truffle Marcona almonds at the finish. Mid-palate texture is weighty and the finish is lengthy. Fruit isn’t dominant here (as expected) but the complexity with the almond skin/waxy bitter notes is beautiful. I love Rhône whites.
Followed over two days and stayed consistent. Pop and pour now for stage one, or hold 7-10yrs for marsanne’s stage two revival.
Such a rich and fatty wine. This full bodied wine could accompany steak even though it’s a white wine. Cream, brioche, and apricot.
Such a rich and fatty wine. This full bodied wine could accompany steak even though it’s a white wine. Cream, brioche, and apricot.
Jul 28th, 2024
Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Not a category that blows me away too often, but this is of a superior breed. Not flabby. Just sumptuous, deep and complex with a dustiness mixed with ripe citrus and a hint of caramel.
Not a category that blows me away too often, but this is of a superior breed. Not flabby. Just sumptuous, deep and complex with a dustiness mixed with ripe citrus and a hint of caramel.
Oct 24th, 2017
She was voluptuous indeed, majestic and still held such vibrancy. I enjoyed her on the 2nd day the best!
She was voluptuous indeed, majestic and still held such vibrancy. I enjoyed her on the 2nd day the best!
Sep 11th, 2019
100 Wines Kermit tasting. This one is thick! Give me ten years in a cellar or bust out some fondue. Amazing what Marsanne can do.
100 Wines Kermit tasting. This one is thick! Give me ten years in a cellar or bust out some fondue. Amazing what Marsanne can do.
Apr 2nd, 2019