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The March 2024 Auction: Part 3
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"Not yet bottled, but potentially the finest dry white Delas has ever made, the 2009 Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes Blanc was made from 100% Marsanne aged in 100% oak. The wood component is pushed to the background, with the dominant characteristics being honeyed, caramelized citrus, orange marmalade, nectarine, crushed rocks and white currants. This full-bodied white should drink well over its first 7-8 years of life, then close down and re-open at age 20-25. Under the inspired leadership of winemaker/administrator Jacques Grange, who has carte blanche authority from the proprietors, the Louis Roederer/Deutz Champagne firm, Delas has been on a fabulous qualitative roll for over a decade. They have enjoyed some great successes, so it is hard to say 2009 may be the magnum opus of Jacques Grange, but it certainly looks fabulous."
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"Not yet bottled, but potentially the finest dry white Delas has ever made, the 2009 Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes Blanc was made from 100% Marsanne aged in 100% oak. The wood component is pushed to the background, with the dominant characteristics being honeyed, caramelized citrus, orange marmalade, nectarine, crushed rocks and white currants. This full-bodied white should drink well over its first 7-8 years of life, then close down and re-open at age 20-25. Under the inspired leadership of winemaker/administrator Jacques Grange, who has carte blanche authority from the proprietors, the Louis Roederer/Deutz Champagne firm, Delas has been on a fabulous qualitative roll for over a decade. They have enjoyed some great successes, so it is hard to say 2009 may be the magnum opus of Jacques Grange, but it certainly looks fabulous."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
Produces some of the world's most powerful and long-lived Syrah from a single granite hill, yielding dense, structured reds and rich whites.