2021 Tardieu Laurent Hermitage

95 Points James Suckling
In stock
Sublime Syrah from the home of the grape in one the great vintages. Tardieu's iridescent Hermitage comes from mainly Serine Syrah vines of 60 years old. It combines incredible power with supreme refinement, aromatic precision and depth. A blockbuster that promises twenty plus years of great drinking (providing the clock doesn't start ticking for a little while yet), a lucky few will get this top offering from Tardieu in their cellar.
$140.00 in mixed 6+ or $160.00 per bottle

Grape

Syrah

Its Origins

Domaine Tardieu-Laurent was established in 1994. It is a partnership between Dominique Laurent, a former pattisier (and with the girth to go with it) and one of the hottest names in Burgundy, and Michel Tardieu, a dynamic young winemaker. Tardieu-Laurent is an extremely unusual operation in that they are a négociant only, buying young wines from growers all over the Rhône, which they mature and blend before bottling. They own no vineyards and don't buy grapes, only wine. Tardieu-Laurent is very much an "artisan" producer, making between half a dozen and 20 or so barrels of each wine. The majority of the wines are from the southern Rhône although superb cuvees of Cote Rôtie and Hermitage are also produced. The wines are all aged in small oak casks (often 100% new) and bottled with no fining nor filtration. Michel Tardieu proclaims himself as a confirmed terroirist, insisting that his aim with each appellation is to express powerfully the fruit and sense of place, never masking these factors with wood.

What The Critics Say

95/100 James Suckling

"Expressive nose of dark berries, roasted meat, smoke, and dried leaves with baking spices and cold fire-pit undertones. It’s full-bodied with finely grained tannins. Textured with a suave character. Elegant Hermitage here with controlled power at all stages. Focused and concentrated yet it has this brightness of fruit at the center with succulent cherries and wild currants providing freshness and verve. Superb. Drinkable now, but best from 2026."

Variety Shiraz / Syrah
Region Rhone Valley
Closure Cork
Volume 750ml
Alcohol 13.00%
Maturity 2024 - 2040

This Wine Goes Well With

with BEEF
with GAME
with LAMB

Taste

4

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