Domaine Marc Sorrel

Hermitage, Northern Rhône

Represented by Guillaume and Julie Sorrel

Grand Tasting Wines:
Hermitage Rouge le Gréal 2019

Hermitage Blanc les Rocoules 2019

Hermitage Rouge 2019

Hermitage Blanc les Rocoules 2015

Felix Sorrel started his domaine in 1928. Back then, growing grapes also meant selling them, instead of making your own label. However, Felix’s son Henri decided to make his own wine in 1979, practice his son Marc continued, making him a very respected winemaker to this day. 

Marc inherited two hectares of vines from his family and later acquired another two more hectares located in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage.

Marc farms organically with his syrah located in the lieux-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. 

Hermitage, Hermitage Le Gréal, and Crozes-Hermitage are the three red wines Marc produces.  His white wines consist of two bottlings; Hermitage blanc and Hermitage Les Roucoules. 

Marc's approach to winemaking is non-interventionist and traditional. Whole cluster grapes, used oak barrels, and the wines age in oak at least 24 months before bottling.