Domaine des Entrefaux Les Pends Rouge Crozes-Hermitage 2023 - 0,75l

Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage 2023 is a Syrah from the Rhône with black cherry and pepper, violet smoke, and lively tannins in a northern line. This is Crozes-Hermitage with damp earth in the aroma and a leaner shape on the palate. Used oak and concrete keep the 2023 feeling direct and savoury.

About the Wine
Viticulture for Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage 2023 starts with Syrah rooted in granite and alluvial soils within Crozes-Hermitage, on the northern Rhône side of the appellation. The estate lists sustainable certification for this bottle. That detail sits next to a clean earthy register in the glass: damp potting soil, black cherry skin and violet above a modest oak imprint. At 13% alcohol, the fruit feels gathered and dark rather than lush. Crozes-Hermitage can span several moods, and this 2023 lands on the peppery, stony and compact side. Vinification and ageing are plain-spoken here, with roughly twelve months in used oak barrels and concrete vats. The used vessels sit behind the smoky Syrah notes, and the concrete element gives the wine a cool, direct feel. Texture comes through as a slim line of lively tannin rather than a broad wash of fruit. The dry finish is short, with black pepper and potting-soil earth returning after the black cherry fades.

Tasting Notes
The first pour of Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage 2023 smells of damp potting soil, cracked black pepper and violets pressed into dark fruit. Black cherry leads the palate, then a smoky edge and a savoury granite snap pull the Syrah toward a lean northern Rhône shape. At 13% alcohol, the body stays narrow and energetic, with lively tannins that brush the gums and give the dry wine a brisk, sinewy feel. The closing impression is direct and brief, with potting soil, smoke and a last twist of black pepper marking this particular 2023 bottling. Drink 2024-2027.

Food Pairing
Pour Domaine des Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage 2023 with seared bavette, grilled lamb chops or a thick slice of roast beef served pink. The wine’s black pepper note grips the browned meat edges, and its lean body keeps the plate feeling savoury. For a regional Rhône table, try caillette ardéchoise with herbs and pork wrapped in caul fat. Charcuterie also makes sense here: saucisson sec, pâté de campagne and jambon cru echo the smoky earth in the Syrah. Aged Comté or Tomme de Savoie will pick up the wine’s violet lift and leave the black cherry note in a darker place.

Producer
Domaine des Entrefaux is the name to notice on this 2023 Crozes-Hermitage if you want a producer whose Syrah reads through earth, pepper and violet before it reads through barrel spice. For this bottle the domaine gives unusually clear clues: granite and alluvial soils, sustainable certification and around twelve months in used oak barrels and concrete vats. That cellar choice is a concrete trait of the producer in this wine, since the oak sits in the background and the tannic line stays lively. The producer’s signature here is tactile: the wine feels slim, dry and alert, with a smoky edge rather than a glossy coat of fruit. I would remember Domaine des Entrefaux for the way this Crozes-Hermitage keeps the savoury side of Syrah close to the surface. The 2023 bottling has the estate’s name written in small details, from the potting-soil aroma to the brief peppery finish.

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