Etienne Pochon is the refined, slightly reserved owner in the eastern end of Crozes. He used to sell his grapes to one of the local co-operatives, but now makes his own wines from better-than-average fruit. Pochon oversees all elements of production, ensuring that the wine shows all the soft, fragrant plentiful fruit that has gone into it and this ripe and fruity wine shows he was right to go it alone.
Presentation
Presentation
Along with a handful of other growers, the rather reserved Etienne Pochon has been instrumental in improving the quality and the image of Crozes-Hermitage and is producing some of the region’s finest and most elegant wines.
Terroir
The soils, made up of quaternary gravel, are not very fertile
and sloping.
and sloping.
Winemaking
Morning harvest, sorting, maceration, pressing and vinification in new barrels for 30% of the cuvée, and in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for the remainder.
Ageing
Aged in stainless steel vat during 6 months.
Varietals
Marsanne : 50%
Roussanne : 50%
Roussanne : 50%
Specifications
Alcohol content : 14,5 % vol.
GM : No.
Contains sulphites. Does not contain egg or egg products. Does not contain milk or milk-based products.
Advice
Serving
T° of service: 12°C / 54°F.
Ageing potential
5 to 10 years
Tasting
There's a rocky, refreshingly mineral tone from nose to finish in this full-bodied but elegantly composed white. Lemon and apple flavors are ripe and juicy but briskly balanced. The finish is long and pristine.
Food pairings
Ravioles du Dauphine, quenelles, white river fish, cheese.
Reviews
"Crozes-Hermitage is the Northern Rhone’s biggest appellation covering the rolling hills surrounding Hermitage. Most of the wine is red and made exclusively from Syrah though some very good value whites can be found from the Marsanne and Roussanne grape varieties. Curiously there are only a small band of high quality producers taking advantage of this appellation, among the best would be Graillot, Pochon, Domaine du Colombier and Belle. Jaboulet and the co- operative Cave de Tain dominate much of the land. "
