Maison Les Alexandrins Hermitage Blanc 2024
£47.95
The wine
White Hermitage is one of the great rarities of the Rhône: a small share of the famous hill’s output, built principally on Marsanne, with the breadth, texture and quiet power to age for many years. Expect a broad, layered white with a mineral spine, at its best with richer fish, poultry in cream sauces or a mature hard cheese.
Maison Les Alexandrins was founded in 2015 by Nicolas Jaboulet, formerly of the family winery in Tain, together with the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel, winemaker Guillaume Sorrel and viticulturist Alexandre Caso. Today Nicolas, Alexandre and winemaker Benoît Busseuil run this négociant house, buying fruit from a selection of the top growers in each northern Rhône appellation.
The producer
Maison Les Alexandrins
View all Maison Les Alexandrins winesMaison Les Alexandrins is a northern-Rhône house born of a partnership between respected figures of the region, blending estate vineyards with carefully sourced fruit. Based near Tain, it has quickly become known for authentic, well-priced expressions of the Rhône's great appellations.
The focus is Syrah on the steep granite slopes of the northern Rhône, with white Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier alongside. Attentive farming and traditional winemaking capture the perfume, freshness and mineral drive that define the region.
The range runs across the classic appellations, from everyday Côtes-du-Rhône and a fragrant Le Cabanon Viognier to Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, an aromatic Condrieu and a perfumed, elegant Côte-Rôtie. Each shows genuine northern-Rhône character.
Pure, peppery and beautifully balanced, the wines of Les Alexandrins offer a superb introduction to the northern Rhône and its noble Syrah, with quality at every level.
