Origin
The fruit for this wine comes from four hectares of sustainably-farmed vineyard in Crozes-Hermitage. The vineyards are planted on clay and sand soils located in the villages of Pont d’Isère (Les Flouris) and Beaumont Monteux (Vie Magne). The climate here is semi-continental.
Producer
Domaine Les Alexandrins was founded in 2009 by two friends, viticulturist Alexandre Caso and winemaker Guillaume Sorrel, the son of Hermitage producer Marc Sorrel. In 2015, they partnered with Nicolas Jaboulet (of Jaboulet family fame) to make the Maison Les Alexandrins wines. As the name suggests, the wines from Domaine Les Alexandrins are made entirely using fruit from their own vineyards. Today the Domaine is run by Nicolas and Alexandre, with Benoît Busseuil responsible for winemaking.
The domaine’s 12 hectares of vines are all sustainably farmed, with the soil in their Crozes-Hermitage vineyards consisting of round pebbles, while the Saint-Joseph vines grow on granite slopes.
This wine is fermented in stainless steel and gentle punch downs and pumping over to extract silky tannins. It then ungoes malolactic fermentation in barrel, before ageing in used oak barrels, ranging from one to four years old. The judicious use of oak allows violets and black pepper notes to shine through in the Syrah.
Grape Variety
Syrah
Alcohol Percentage
13.5%
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