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Hermitage Blanc Le Chevalier De Sterimberg 2021

Domaine de la Chapelle

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A white wine with distinction, complexity and a sense of place, this is absolutely one to look out for. The honeysuckle and white peach flavours steal up on you, building slowly but surely towards an outburst of lemon zest, pear and liqourice. Plenty of ageing ability on display. Winemaker and owner Caroline Frey, director Gregory Joannes-Hurst. A 4ha Domaine de la Chapelle estate making exceptional white wines, going through the Bordeaux negoicant system for the first time this year.

Score: 96

Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com 16 August 2023

Fragrant and super expressive on the nose, smells incredibly aromatic with white flowers and stone fruit. Crisp and filling on the palate, a gorgeous combination of spicy, mouth watering, zesty citrus and mineral touches - wet stone, slate, liquorice, clove, toast and lemon. Not so expansive, more linear and direct, quite tense with the flavours sticking to one line in the middle surrounded by a tight frame but there's complexity and concentration. Juicy, clean, long and tongue scraping. Feels well made. 3.30pH. Fermentation takes place in natural concrete eggs and a few demi-muids. Grapes come from 4 hectares farmed organically since 2016 and biodynamically since 2018. The first time this wine by Caroline Frey joins the Place de Bordeaux.

Score: 96

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2023 - 2033 01 August 2023

Fascinating nose that combines notes of white flowers with stone fruit and complex vegetal aromas. Both right and structured, this has a tone of wet stone minerality and wild herb freshness. Long complete finish with a wonderful silky texture. A cuvee of roughly two-thirds marsanne and one-third roussanne. Matured in a combination of concrete eggs and demi-muid oak casks. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

Score: 95

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Maturity: 2023+ 27 April 2023

Leading off the two Hermitage Blancs, the 2021 Hermitage Le Chevalier De Sterimberg is mostly Marsanne yet includes one-third Roussanne. It has a perfumed nose of honeyed grapefruit, crisp apple, and chalky minerality as well as a medium-bodied, bright, racy style on the palate. Reminiscent of an impressive Chablis, with bright acidity and a great finish, it should evolve for over a decade.

Score: 92

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Maturity: 2022-2033 15 December 2022