Red wine glass SOMMELIERS HERMITAGE 590 ml, Riedel

Product detailed description

The godfather of the Hermitage Sommeliers glass is Marcel Guigal (one of the best winemakers on the northern Rhone).

It is to him that we owe the fact that after a two-year development phase (1993-1995) this shape was named the best for wines from the Rhone region, for the Syrah variety.

Syrah, one of the oldest wine grape varieties, is proven to have been cultivated in the region by the ancient Romans. Syrah produces dark, full-bodied wines with high tannins and good ageing potential.

The Hermitage Sommeliers glass supports the typical aroma, reminiscent of roasted bread and black olives. The shape and flow characteristics give the wine a velvety structure with a balanced taste sensation. The tannins are woven into the fruity taste, making the tannins sweet and losing the drying, bitter aftertaste in the mouth.

Glasses Hermitage Sommeliers Riedel are recommended for:

• Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• Grenache
• Hermitage
• Mourvedre
• Shiraz, Syrah

SOMMELIERS series:

Claus Riedel introduced the first series of glasses for connoisseurs in 1973 in Orvieto in collaboration with the Italian Sommeliers Association A.I.S. (Associazione Italiana Sommeliers). The series includes 10 different sizes.

From this moment on, the world of wine has changed fundamentally.

In different regions and on different continents, wines are produced today that did not exist or were completely unknown at the time. Therefore, the development of the Sommeliers series was continued by his son George Riedel until the Sommeliers became an extensive "vitrum-vinoteque" at the highest level of technical development.

In 1991 Robert Parker, editor of Wine Advocate magazine wrote: "The best glasses, both from a technical point of view and from the point of view of maximum enjoyment, are those made by Riedel. The effect that these glasses give to fine wine is truly extraordinary. I can't express enough how much of a difference it makes."

Thanks to worldwide demand, the Sommeliers series is now the absolute top wine glass series and the most successful hand-blown wine glass series in the world. Each glass is made separately: the top is blown in a mould, the stem and base are shaped by hand according to production methods developed in the early 1900s.

The glassmakers use their talents, their skills and care for details are essential to give the Sommeliers series the craftsmanship customers expect. Sommeliers are made of glass with more than 24% lead content.