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Bernard Faurie, Hermitage Greffieux-Bessards (Cream Capsule), 2009

Red Wine from Northern Rhone, France
by Bernard Faurie
$299.00
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Bernard Faurie represents the old guard of Hermitage—a traditionalist whose tiny 1.7-hectare holdings include vines over a century old. Until 1980, he worked in a factory while his father tended cherry trees and small vineyard plots; the elder Faurie's winemaking sparked a passion that produced some of the Northern Rhône's purest expressions. Faurie employs whole-cluster fermentation, foot-treading, horse plowing, and aging in old demi-muids, bottling without filtration. The Greffieux-Bessards cuvée blends fruit from two of Hermitage's most revered lieu-dits, offering an expression that is more suave and floral than his Bessards-Méal bottling. The 2009 is a celebrated vintage—warm and generous—that matches this wine's natural elegance with depth of terroir.

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More about Bernard Faurie

Fourth-generation keeper of family vines in Hermitage since 1935, Bernard Faurie does everything by hand—including crushing grapes by foot. He uses 100% whole-bunch fermentation, eschews chemical weed killers (favoring horse plowing), and ages in oak ranging from new to 6-year-old 600-liter demi-muids. His Syrah is a masterclass in patience and restraint, producing reds and a white Hermitage Blanc from old-vine Marsanne.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Syrah

  • Vintage

    2009

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled steak, braised lamb, wild mushroom dishes, aged cheddar

Tasting Profile

Aged Hermitage with complex dark fruit, leather, smoke, and pepper. Full body, refined tannins, savory mineral finish.