Cave de Tain
 Crozes-Hermitage
www.cavedetain.fr

The Estate

Cave de Tain was founded in 1933 by 100 winegrowers from the district of Tain l'Hermitage. Its first president Louis Gambert de Loche was a land owner and a great humanist, from whom the Cave de Tain purchased the Hermitage vineyards.

Today the Cave de Tain has 370 grower-members and a total vineyard area of 1,140 hectares, of which 1,000 hectares are A.O.C. wines. At the foot of the famous Hermitage hillside, the Cave de Tain produces and sells five appellation contrôlée wines:

  • Hermitage
  • Crozes-Hermitage
  • St-Joseph
  • Cornas
  • St-Péray

The volume of these five wines vinified by the Cave de Tain represents almost half of the total volume of all northern Rhône AOC wines produced. The Cave also produces single varietal vins de pays wines from Syrah and Marsanne grapes grown on the outskirts of the appellation areas in the northern Rhône hills.

The wines of the Cave de Tain are recognized for their quality. The objective of the Cave is to provide wine lovers around the world with authentic wines which bear the full character of their individual " terroir ", bringing out the best through careful and non-intrusive vinification methods.

The Vineyard 

 The winemakers supervise each stage of vinification, from grape reception, classified according to quality, right up to bottling. The cellar team makes every effort to respect the inherent characteristics of each vintage, to ensure a harmonious and natural finished product after vinification.

In this highly traditional vineyard, successive generations have contributed to the growth and development of the winery by producing grapes of a quality they strive to constantly improve.
The Wines

 
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UPC: 7 84585 01352 4
2010 Cave de Tain, Les Hauts du Fief, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 12/750ml
Situation: Northern Rhone valley, left bank.
Grape Variety: 100% Syrah.
Type of Soil: The soil is stony, warm and filtering. It is made up of fluvioglacial alluvium. Extremely dry in summer, it favours healthy and early maturing of grapes.
Yield: 35 hl / ha.
Production: 30,000 bottles
Vinification: This cuvée is a blend from the best terroirs of the AOC Crozes-Hermitage. The vines are at least 20 years old. Long maceration, 80% of the warm wine is run-off into French oak for 12 months.
Characteristics: Deep dense garnet color with purple tints. Harmonious and intense nose of candied fruits and toasty overtones, cocoa beans, liquorice and spicy aromas. The palate is powerful, smooth and elegant. Full-bodied wine with silky tannins and ripe fruit. Well-balanced and exceptional concentration due to good climatic conditions. The peppery finish is long and persistent. A racy wine with over 8 years ageing capacity.


#F0EE261001SYL
UPC: 7 84585 01352 4
2009 Cave de Tain, Les Hauts du Fief, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 12/750ml
Situation: Northern Rhone valley, left bank.
Grape Variety: 100% Syrah.
Type of Soil: The soil is stony, warm and filtering. It is made up of fluvioglacial alluvium. Extremely dry in summer, it favours healthy and early maturing of grapes.
Yield: 35 hl / ha.
Production: 30,000 bottles
Vinification: This cuvée is a blend from the best terroirs of the AOC Crozes-Hermitage. The vines are at least 20 years old. Long maceration, 80% of the warm wine is run-off into French oak for 12 months.
Characteristics: Deep dense garnet color with purple tints. Harmonious and intense nose of candied fruits and toasty overtones, cocoa beans, liquorice and spicy aromas. The palate is powerful, smooth and elegant. Full-bodied wine with silky tannins and ripe fruit. Well-balanced and exceptional concentration due to good climatic conditions. The peppery finish is long and persistent. A racy wine with over 8 years ageing capacity

Gold Medal - Syrah du Monde, 2011 Edition
TOP TEN BEST SYRAH DU MONDE 2011

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"A ripe red, with dark, alluring roasted fig, espresso and mulled blackberry fruit that manages to stay fresh and racy through the finish, where licorice snap and roasted apple wood notes add length and definition. Drink now through 2014. 6,000 cases made. –JM"
- Wine Spectator (October 15th 2011), 91 pts

"The 2009 Crozes-Hermitage Les Hauts de Fief reveals the most black olive and herbaceous characteristics, and should be consumed over the next 5-6 years.
These are all very good efforts from the large cooperative in Tain l’Hermitage. Although the three red wines exhibit a touch of oak, that component is pushed to the background with more emphasis put on the vintage’s ripe, concentrated Syrah fruit."
- Wine Advocate (February 2011), 87-88 pts




National Retail Price: $29.95 / bottle