Hermitage Cuvée Emilie Rémizières (Domaine des) 2000

A fine red wine, this Hermitage pairs beautifully with red meat and game. In fact, this Syrah showcases an extremely full-bodied hue, a fine tannic structure coated with aromas and flavours of ripe fruit, almost jam-like. This grape variety comes from vines planted on south-facing granite hillsides. Traditional vinification is done in concrete and stainless-steel vats with punch-down and pumping -over. Barrel fermentation lasts about a month and the wine is then aged for 15 to 18 months in barriques. This wine reaches its peak after about ten years. So avoid opening it before 5 or 7 years…!