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2023 Domaine Delhome "Kaolin" Crozes-Hermitage Blanc

2023 Domaine Delhome "Kaolin" Crozes-Hermitage Blanc

94JGD
91JS
$34.99

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94

Jamie Goode

Reviewed February 2025
This is named after the soil type, Kaolin clay, which is found just in some parts of the appellation. This is from Larnage, and it is 100% Roussanne, planted in 2017, first vintage 2023. Initially Romain planted this as a blending component, but after he tasted the first wine he decided it had to be a separate cuvee. Fermented and aged in barrel, 5% new. Full yellow in colour. Bold but with nice peach and pear fruit as well as some honey, lanolin and spice. Very stylish with nice focus and depth. Has a salty, spicy edge to the fruit.

Professional Reviews

91

James Suckling

Review Date: 06/2025
A delicious white with spiced plums, quince peel and verbena on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with seductive, spiced-apple and dried-pear flavors, mingling with dried herbs. Long, lively finish.

Staff Reviews

KM
Keith Mabry

Keith Mabry

K&L Buyer
Review Date: 11/2025
Probably the wine that sealed the deal, the Kaolin has everything I look for in great Roussanne. A beautiful stone fruit nose of peaches and apricots. A lovely texture that is both rich yet ethereal. A finish that has a whisp of salinity that compels another sip from the glass. This is quietly compelling stuff.

Notes

Domaine Delhome is a fifth-generation family estate rooted in the village of Larnage, at the northern edge of Crozes-Hermitage. Long devoted to grape growing, the Delhomes sold their fruit to the Cave de Tain until 2019, when Gérald and his son Romain built their own winery and began bottling under their own name. Their 10 hectares, divided into 20 parcels between 120 and 330 meters in elevation, sit on the cooler, more boreal side of the appellation - the historic heart of Crozes-Hermitage. Their parcels range across a complex mosaic of clay-limestone, loess, kaolin-rich white clays, and stony granitic slopes, The Kaolin, comes from the kaolin clay soils that are prized in the Larnage region. Made from 100% Roussanne, with aging in neutral barrels, it is a complex and engaging style showing classic stone fruit quality.

Details

OriginHermitage/Crozes-Hermitage, Rhone, France
Type/VarietalOther White Wines
Alcohol Content13.5%
SKU1889588