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Rated 94 - Moving to the Hermitage releases, the 2018 Hermitage is terrific, and readers will love to have bottles in...
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Rated 99 - Even better and always one of the top whites in any given vintage, the 2011 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree...
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Rated 99 - Rich and opulent on the nose, with yellow peach and honeycomb. Very full bodied, with that immediate...
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Rated 97 - Very rich, but racy and well-focused, with a great minerally underpinning to the fresh butter, chamomile,...
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Rated 100 - The 2011 Ermitage l’Ermite Blanc is pure perfection in white wine. Coming from very old, pre-phylloxera...
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Rated 100 - As in 2016, my favorite of the white parcel selections this year is the 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc (231...
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Rated 100 - Another truly flawless wine from this dream team is the 2018 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which comes from...
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Rated 98 - Similar to the '12 and showing the generosity and warmth of this site, the 2011 Ermitage le Meal is...
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Rated 98 - Showing similar to last year, the 2012 Ermitage le Meal is a blockbuster that's about as voluptuous and...
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Rated 99 - From one of the warmer terroirs on Hermitage Hill, the 2018 Ermitage Le Méal was all destemmed and...
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Rated 99 - Surprisingly, I preferred the 2011 Ermitage le Meal Blanc over the 2012 on this occasion and it showed a...
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Rated 100 - Another perfect wine is the 2015 Ermitage le Meal Blanc. The most decadent, unctuous and layered in the...
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Rated 98 - Intense, with a wave of green fig, yellow apple, yellow plum and quince fruit laid atop honeysuckle,...
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Rated 98 - Showing more minerality than the le Meal, yet more plushness and sexiness than the l’Ermite, the 2006...
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Rated 97 - The 2007 Hermitage Pavillon is drinking brilliantly today. Classic cassis, bacon fat, and graphite, as...
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Rated 100 - Tasting like the concentrated blood from an aged and grilled strip steak, the 2010 Ermitage Le Pavillon...
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Rated 100 - Even better and a prodigious effort that hits all my sweet spots, the 2011 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes...
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Rated 100 - The inky colored 2017 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from the biggest, baddest part of Hermitage and was...
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Rated 98 - Coming all from the pure granite soils of the Bessards lieu-dit, on the western side of Hermitage, the...
France Rhone Valley Hermitage
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).