Red Wine from Hermitage

Vinous, 97 points: (VN 95-97 points) Deep bright-rimmed ruby. Powerful, exotically perfumed aromas of cassis, cherry liqueur, olive paste and candied violet are complicated and sharpened by a smoky mineral quality. Sappy, sweet and densely...

jebdunnuck.com, 99 points: (97-99) Also inky colored, the sensational 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite boast a phenomenal bouquet of crème de cassis, liquid rock, burning embers and graphite. Utterly compelling, with a multi-dimensional texture, full-bodied...

jebdunnuck.com, 99 points: (97-99) Inky ruby-colored, the 2016 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes all from the Bessards lieu-dit, which is just about the biggest, baddest terroir in the world for Syrah. Crazy good notes of cassis, crushed violets, pepper...

jebdunnuck.com, 99 points: (97-99) Inky ruby-colored, the 2016 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes all from the Bessards lieu-dit, which is just about the biggest, baddest terroir in the world for Syrah. Crazy good notes of cassis, crushed violets, pepper...

jebdunnuck.com, 99 points: (97-99) Also inky colored, the sensational 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite boast a phenomenal bouquet of crème de cassis, liquid rock, burning embers and graphite. Utterly compelling, with a multi-dimensional texture, full-bodied...

Vinous, 96 points: (VN 94-96 points) Glass-staining purple. A complex, deeply perfumed bouquet evokes ripe cherry and cassis, complicated by suggestions of woodsmoke, incense and minerals. Seamless but juicy and sharply focused on the...

Vinous, 96 points: (VN 94-96 points) Glass-staining purple. A complex, deeply perfumed bouquet evokes ripe cherry and cassis, complicated by suggestions of woodsmoke, incense and minerals. Seamless but juicy and sharply focused on the...