The 2008 Hermitage includes the declassified fruit from Le Greal parcels. Licorice, tobacco leaf, autumnal vegetation, black cherry and red currant characteristics emerge from the spicy, mid-weight 2008. Drink it over the next 4-6 years. Sorrel’s holdings in Larnage in Crozes-Hermitage consist of equal parts Roussanne and Marsanne. In most vintages, Sorrel produces two cuvees of white Hermitage. The top white is Les Rocoules, which emerges from that well-know hillside site on the granite Hill of Hermitage. Importer: J. O. A. Imports, McLean, VA; www.jaowineimports.com