Crozes Hermitage ”Cuvée du Michel” Domaine Michel Poinard 2024 75 cl.

Crozes-Hermitage “Cuvée du Michel” Domaine Michel Poinard 2024 is a red wine from the Northern Rhône, specifically Crozes-Hermitage AOC in the Drôme on the left bank of the Rhône. It is produced by Domaine Michel Poinard, owned by Famille Chéron, and comes from a 9-hectare estate in La Roche-de-Glun with vineyards in Les Chassis and Les Saviaux. The wine is made from 100% Syrah from vines around 35 years old, and the 2024 vintage is listed at 13.5% alcohol.

The style is classic Crozes-Hermitage, combining dark fruit, spice and a subtle mineral character. The nose is described as earthy and finely mineral, with dark fruit and a touch of vanilla, while the palate shows blackcurrant, plum, gentle pepper, soft tannins and a long, spicy finish. The soils are described as deep with many rounded stones, clay-sandy topsoil in the upper part and red clay lower down. The producer states that the grapes are vinified and aged in the family cellar in Mercurol, although precise ageing details are not publicly specified for this vintage. It pairs especially well with lamb, pork, veal, beef and game.