Hermitage Cuvee Emilie – Rhone AOC, France

Hermitage Cuvee Emilie – Rhone AOC, France

Syrah 

Domaine des Remizières are fourth-generation winemakers led by Phillipe Desmeures, his daughter Émilie & son Christophe. Émilie now oversees the winemaking. Her namesake Cuvee is 100% Syrah with fruit coming from two sites – Les Grandes Vignes, with vines averaging 40 years of age planted on granitic soils, & Les Rocoules, with vines over 80 years of age planted on alluvial soils. It is fermented in large oak vats & ages in new oak barrels for 15-18 months.