Domaine Marc Sorrel ‘Le Rocoules’ Hermitage Blanc 2023

The Sorrel family has been quietly being doing special work in the Northern Rhône region of France since the late 1800s. For the most part, completely under the radar. Marc’s grandfather, Félix Sorrel, bought land and established the Domaine in 1928, later passing the property on to his son, Henri, who continued to sell the domaine’s grapes until 1979, when he to make his own wine to sell.

After Henri’s death in 1982, Marc took over, and after countless hours tinkering around and perfecting his craft in the cellar, he has become now one of the most best producers of traditional Hermitage. Marc inherited two hectares of vines from his family and later doubled the family’s size with another purchase in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage. Marc farms organically with his Syrah located in the leux-dits of Les Bessards, Les Greffieux, and Les Plantiers. The marsanne and roussanne are farmed in Les Rocoules and Le Gréal with a 60-year-old parcel in the Méal vineyard.