Domaine des Entrefaux Les Pends Blanc Crozes-Hermitage 2022 - 0,75l

Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2022 is a dry Marsanne from the Rhône with lemon, honeysuckle and a creamy northern Rhône feel in the glass. It carries flower, citrus and cream in a calm, savoury line. The older oak impression stays gentle. Open it for fish, seafood or a serious salad.

About the Wine
For this 2022 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc, Domaine des Entrefaux works with Marsanne on granite and alluvial soils in the northern Rhône. The sustainable farming note sits with a clean fruit profile, where lemon and white blossom feel clear from the start. The alluvial ground is echoed by a rounded middle, and a stony edge runs under the honeysuckle scent. At 14% alcohol, this Marsanne has enough natural weight for roast fish, creamy sauces and a larger glass. That weight is already visible in the pale golden scent, with elderflower ahead of green apple. The cellar work uses stainless steel and older oak barrels, and the wood impression stays quiet behind the fruit. That choice suits the 2022 fruit, which carries cream and lemon curd accents after a few minutes in the glass. The wine is dry, and the texture has a soft waxy curve that belongs to Marsanne from this part of Crozes-Hermitage. The older barrels show as almond skin and gentle breadth, then the finish returns to citrus and stone. Serve it a touch cooler than cellar temperature, then let the Domaine des Entrefaux shape broaden slowly.

Tasting Notes
The nose opens with honeysuckle, elderflower and fresh lemon peel, then moves toward cream and pale honey as the 2022 Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage Blanc warms. On the palate, Marsanne gives a rounded texture with citrus oil, white peach skin and a faint almond note that makes the dry finish feel savoury. There is a fine mineral grip under the fruit, more like wet granite dust than salt, and it keeps the 14% alcohol neatly tucked into the shape. The acidity is present as a clean citrus line, giving the wine a fresh edge around its creamy Marsanne centre. The last impression is elderflower cream, lemon zest and a little beeswax, with the wine gaining breadth after ten minutes in a broad white-wine glass. Drink 2024-2028.

Food Pairing
Pour this dry Marsanne with roast cod, grilled sea bass or turbot in a lemon butter sauce; the wine has body for the sauce and citrus detail for the fish. Seafood also makes sense, especially scallops seared in butter or prawns with garlic and parsley. For a regional Rhône-Alpes direction, try quenelles de brochet in a light Nantua sauce; the cream note in the wine meets the sauce and the lemon finish lifts each bite. For salad, choose bitter leaves with toasted hazelnuts and roast chicken, or a fennel and orange salad with olive oil and sea salt. The 2022 Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage Blanc also has the waxy Marsanne texture for grilled squid, especially with aioli or a small spoon of herb mayonnaise.

Producer
Domaine des Entrefaux is an estate name closely linked with Crozes-Hermitage, and this 2022 Blanc shows that the domaine treats white wine as a proper part of its northern Rhône range with its own pace and texture. The concrete detail to notice in this bottle is the handling of Marsanne: stainless steel and older oak give a quiet frame, with fruit and texture taking the lead and barrel notes staying in the background. The producer works under a sustainable certification for this bottle, and the wine carries a clean-fruited feel in its lemon peel, elderflower and honeysuckle register from the first pour into a large glass. In a Crozes-Hermitage landscape often associated with Syrah, Domaine des Entrefaux gives this Marsanne enough breadth for the table, with a dry finish that keeps returning to citrus and stone after the creamy middle. The style here is measured and tactile, with a soft almond note from the older barrels, plus a stony line that links back to the granite and alluvial soils named for the wine. That focus is easy to see after ten minutes in the glass: the scent grows creamier, the citrus stays clear and the finish keeps a faint mineral grip that feels specific to this Domaine des Entrefaux white.

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