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2008 Domaine Marc Sorrel Hermitage
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2008 Domaine Marc Sorrel Hermitage

Producer: Domaine Marc Sorrel
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Hermitage

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87-89 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2010

Deep red. Cherry, violet, smoke and a hint of game on the nose. Quite sweet, even rather feminine in style, offering textbook syrah flavors of dark berries, bitter cherry, violet and olive. But this is like an x-ray of syrah, with light body and brisk back-end cut. As fresh as it is, it lacks the stuffing one expects of Hermitage. Finishes with hints of smoke and bitter cherry. There will be no Hermitage Le Greal bottled this vintage.

83 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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