| Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet (Hervé Souhaut)
Hervé Souhaut owns vineyards of old and ancient vines—between 50 to 100 years-old—just opposite the storied hills of Hermitage in Saint Joseph, one of the finest areas for wine production on the planet; thanks in part to its elevation, ancient vineyard sites and the southeastern and southern exposures. The winery is underneath the 16th century “les romaneaux” fortified farm.
Hervé works with entirely whole grape bunches and semi-carbonic maceration. His philosophy is to extract a delicate balance of tannins from the grapes, to make a wine with subtlety and finesse. This stands in contrast to many of the storied wines of the Northern Rhone, that are made with much more extraction of tannin, designed to be practically undrinkable in youth and soften and open with time. Hervé prefers to make a wine that is drinkable right away, but with such a fantastic level of purity and acidity, they have incredible potential to evolve into one of the most spectacular natural wines in existence!
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2015 Herve Souhaut Romaneaux-Destezet Blanc $40 bottle
70% Viognier, 30% Roussanne
Golden straw in the glass with lovely scents of white flowers, tropical fruit, wet stones and notes of oak. The palate is supple with loads of pear and fig flavors that are backed by elegant mineral notes. Moderate acidity, apple preserves and a warm note of oak lingers on the finish.
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| 2015 Herve Souhaut Souteronne $35 bottle / $80 magnum
Gamay
3000 bottles
Nearly purple in the glass with a garnet rim. The nose is an enticing array of strawberry, black cherry, plum, fig paste, smoky herbs and pounded stones. Buoyant black fruit dominates the palate and is followed by pretty red berry tones, and smoky minerality that is framed by a judicious note of wood. This is an elegant and dynamic old vines Gamay.
2015 Herve Souhaut Syrah $38 bottle
Syrah
3000 Bottles
Violets, bacon fat, black cherry all interplay on the nose. Deep black cherry and juicy plum flavors meshed with candied violets and cool strawberry flavors on the palate. The moderate tannins highlight the fruity components on the finish.
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| ~ AND THE very rare SINGLE VINEYARD Saint Joseph! ~ |
| 2016 Herve Souhaut Saint Joseph Cessieux $60 bottle
Les Cessieux is a study of Hervé’s use of finesse in what would traditionally have made a powerful and brooding wine. The classic elements of Northern Rhone Syrah, dark red fruits and savory elements of bacon fat are present, but they are subtle in comparison with the floral aromas jumping out of the glass. Les Cessieux is Hervé’s most exuberant–one might say hedonistic–wines.
2016 Herve Souhaut Saint Joseph St Epine $70 bottle
100+ year old vines
Grapes are hand-harvested and undergo a very long maceration at a low temperature—without de-stemming. The wine is fermented in wooden tanks and aged on fine lees in second-hand oak casks. The wine is bottled without filtration.
The nose shows an explosion of spices, with notes of orange, anise and violets also being present. Baking spices carry on to a mineral-based palate where they meet red cherries and a big dose of black pepper. Great acidity gives the wine plenty of lift and leads to a long mineral and pepper finish.
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