Maison Les Alexandrins

Crozes - Hermitage

White 2024

A powerful white Crozes-Hermitage with complex notes, characterised by freshness and remarkable aromatic intensity.

Marsanne and Roussanne vines with an average age of 20 years.

Serve at 12°C. Ideally drink within the next 3 to 5 years.

Grilled fish (sole, sea bream), white meats and especially poultry.

After 2023 which was full of contrasts, 2024 was once again a year marked by considerable challenges, requiring great composure and the benefit of experience to face the temperamental climate. After a mild winter, April was marked by frost, followed by intense rain throughout the spring and early summer until mid-July, followed by drought in August. These conditions were particularly testing for us: the fight against mildew, especially with its impact on the inflorescences, required constant attention. The harvest thus began around September 10th, requiring daily adjustments to the heterogeneity of the grape maturity. We had to taste and analyse the berries every day and the weather determined strategic choices and we had to constantly change the harvest schedule to harvest each plot at its optimal maturity. A painstaking work that was worth it, with a decisive impact on the quality and style of the vintage. Despite all these difficulties, the final quality of the grapes offers some great surprises. The first tastings are very promising with crisp and delicious reds and beautiful whites with melted acidity and a beautiful structure on the palate. The devatting has started and the ageing period that follows will allow our wines to improve and gain complexity.

Our wine comes from Marsanne and Roussanne vines, which are on average 20 years old.

- Vinified in demi-muids (60-litre capacity barrels).
- 50% aged in demi-muids and 50% in concrete egg vats for 6 months.

Beautiful clear colour with shiny reflections. All in finesse, the nose is particularly floral, with aromas of white flowers, delicately associated with notes of white-flesh fruit and subtle toasted notes, signature of the vinification in barrels. Perfectly balanced between roundness and freshness, the mouth offers a silky texture sublimated by 9 months of aging in wood, and extends on a beautiful length.