Retour Domaine Julien Pilon Crozes-Hermitage - On the rhône again Blanc 2021
COUNTRY/REGION: Rhone Valley
DESIGNATION: AOP Crozes-Hermitage
COLOR: White
VINTAGE: 2021
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Marsanne
ALCOHOL: 13 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Bright pale yellow.
Nose Beautiful fragrances of peach skin
Palate Full-bodied and suave, with beautiful flavors of ripe fruit and sweet apricot and delivers a perfectly balanced palate of immediate pleasure, at ease as an aperitif and at the table.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 10 and 12°C.
Food Aperitif, veal blanquette, roasted farm poultry.
Cellar ageing From now until 2028.
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine A Rhône Valley revelation, awarded 1 star by the RVF, Julien Pilon has won over the most demanding wine enthusiasts and his wines are now highly sought after by all. Seasoned by the greatest winemakers of the region (Yves Cuilleron, Pierre Gaillard, Pierre-Jean Villa, Mas Amiel), he practices a state-of-the-art winemaking technique, imbued with every nuance of his terroir. 

His wines are established in the most beautiful appellations of the Northern Rhône Valley, thus satisfying those who love freshness and purity, with devilishly precise white wines and equally successful red ones!
Wine Delicate and floral, the 2021 On the Rhône Again white Crozes-Hermitage opens with notes of peach skin and a subtle touch of blond wood. The suave palate has a beautiful amplitude, and continues with flavors of ripe apricot, in perfect balance. A seductive and very fresh Crozes-Hermitage to be drunk today; pleasure assured at the table or as an aperitif.
Vinification Hand harvested, cold settling.
Aging on lees, in barrels, for 10 months, including 10% new wood.
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 1 star in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2023 (RVF)
Wine rated 92/100 by our Committee !