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A good vintage - the problem was the yields,' says Jean-Louis. A tasting of principal component lieux-dits Péléat,...
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Readers wanting to understand pure granite soils need to taste the inky blue/black-colored 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$104.81
The colour shows brilliant, deep red hues. The nose is powerful and complex, expressing blackberries, spices and...
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Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards 2004
750ml - Case of 3
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$287.72
Ruby-red. Very pungent, deep aromas of tobacco- and underbrush-laced red and blackcurrant. Powerful and rich, showing...
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Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$266.54
Lastly, I always look for older wines in local restaurants during work trips, and I was able to purchase this bottle...
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Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$135.01
Fresh and ripe, with a delicious mix of blueberry, blackberry and cherry fruit flavors that is carried by juicy...
750ml - Case of 6
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$150.74
Youthful purple. A hugely perfumed bouquet evokes fresh red and blue fruit, floral, exotic spice, licorice, cola and...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc 2010
750ml - Case of 12
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$440.74
The utterly perfect 2010 Hermitage Ex Voto Blanc is as good as it gets in Hermitage Blanc. Offering a crazy array of...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 3
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$184.61
While no red Ex Voto was made in 2016, the 2016 Hermitage Ex Voto Blanc is brilliant, offering classic, powerful...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$147.95
While no red Ex Voto was made in 2016, the 2016 Hermitage Ex Voto Blanc is brilliant, offering classic, powerful...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Rouge 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$275.95
Rated 97-100 - A barrel sample that just about made my eyes roll back in my head, the 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto has...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$450.94
The 2010 Ermitage l’Ermite (454 cases produced) is another perfect wine. Completely different than Le Pavillon,...
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M. Chapoutier Eermitage L'ermite 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$366.16
Readers wanting to understand pure granite soils need to taste the inky blue/black-colored 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite,...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc L'oree 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$166.91
The 2016 Ermitage De L’Orée is also beautiful in the vintage and has a huge nose of buttered citrus, white...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'ermite Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$559.62
The best of the lineup in 2016 is unquestionably the 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which is all Marsanne from the...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$366.08
One of the stars of the retrospective was the 2010 Ermitage le Meal. This classic vintage yielded concentrated, fresh...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$246.53
From a very steep southern exposure, aged in 25% new oak for 18 months. This wine is relatively dark, brooding and...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$174.62
Similarly colored, the 2016 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc comes from a warmer terroir of pebbly and more loess soils and...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$347.62
Tasting like the concentrated blood from an aged and grilled strip steak, the 2010 Ermitage Le Pavillon boasts a...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$371.18
Aged entirely in barriques (25% new), the 2016 Ermitage le Pavillon shows only a hint of warm pencil shavings on the...
2004 2010 France Rhone Valley Hermitage 750ml
Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
The Rhone Valley of southern France is a particularly fascinating wine region, with a history that stretches back to at least six hundred BCE, when the ancient Greeks first began cultivating vines there. The region itself is split into two distinct sub-regions, with the northern sub-region being famed for its production of exceptional Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines, packed full of interesting character and expressing the terroir found there. The southern sub-region is home to an enormous variety of grapes, and produces red, white and rosé wines, and some of the world's most famous and adored blended wines. The continental climate of the region is ideal for growing grapes, and the winds which blow from the Central Massif help temper the heat in the vineyards, leading to very ripe fruits holding plenty of flavor.
Hermitage is the northern Rhone's most famous red wine appellation. A small district, Hermitage produces remarkably rich, deeply-colored, aromatic red wines made only from Syrah, and complex white wines blended from Marsanne and Roussane. In the 18th and 19th century, Hermitage wines commanded prices akin to First-Growth Bordeaux.
Hermitage is located on a granitic hill of about 311 acres, with southern exposure, and a number of different soil types divided into various climats within the vineyard. The granite and exposure encourage optimal ripening of the grapes. So closely is the variety Syrah identified with the appellation that in Australia, Hermitage is sometimes used as a synonym for Shiraz (the Australian name for Syrah).