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Delas

Delas Frères is a négociant and estate producer in the northern Rhône Valley, founded in 1835 in Saint-Jean-de-Muzols near Tournon, and acquired by Champagne Deutz (the Roederer group) in 1977. The house produces wine across the northern Rhône from Côte-Rôtie south to Saint-Joseph, as well as southern Rhône appellations, but its auction reputation rests on its Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie single-vineyard crus. Les Bessards, the estate's premier Hermitage from the granitic Les Bessards lieu-dit, leads the 317-lot auction record and averages $174 per bottle — among the top tier of Hermitage secondary-market pricing. La Landonne from Côte-Rôtie, sourced from one of the appellation's most celebrated and tannic lieux-dits, also appears in the auction record. The Sainte-Épine rouge from Saint-Joseph and the Haute Pierre from Crozes-Hermitage complete the top-tier range. At $174 average, Delas Hermitage represents a value alternative to Chapoutier, Jaboulet, and Chave in the Hermitage secondary market, and the Roederer group's ownership has brought investment and cellar consistency since the late 1990s.