The 2015 Hermitage is another beautiful wine that sports a deep, opaque purple color as well as an undeniable backward feel in its cassis, liquid rock, fresh violet and smoked earth bouquet. It lacks the sheer decadence and expansive character of the C?te R?tie, but has phenomenal purity, beautiful concentration, ripe tannin and a blockbuster finish. It gains depth and richness with time in the glass, and is going to need 4-5 years of cellaring to be drinkable, but will have three decades of overall longevity.

This cuts a broad swath, with rich waves of cassis, warm cherry preserves and fig paste rolling through, backed by warm ganache and roasted apple wood notes before giving way to melted licorice and loam accents on the finish. Very solidly built. Best from 2020 through 2032. 375 cases made, 10 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Hermitage Select to Add