1996 Roederer Estate L'Ermitage

Proprietary Blend - 1.5L
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WA 95 WE 93 WS 91
WA 95

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, September 2020

The 1996 L'Ermitage Brut, disgorged in February of 2000, opens with tangy notes of Greek yogurt and clotted cream over baked peaches and apples with accents of coffee, hazelnuts, smoke and graphite coming through with...
WE 93

Wine Enthusiast, December 2001

A great sparkling wine one of the best from California it has the classic structure harmony and finesse of all but the best Champagnes. Light as a feather this brut has delicate flavors and is very dry...
WS 91

Wine Spectator, December 2001

Beautifully defined fruit flavors with a rich core of green apple lemon and citrus shaded by hints of anise and vanilla. Finishes with a burst of flavor richness and depth. Drink now through 2005. 3500 cases made. (JL)

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Sparkling
Varietal Proprietary Blend
Country USA
Region California
Sub-region North Coast
Appellation Mendocino
Sub-appellation Anderson Valley
Vintage 1996
Size 1.5L

Founded in 1982, Roederer Estate winery is nestled in Mendocino County's cool, fog-shrouded Anderson Valley. As the California outpost of Champagne Louis Roederer, Roederer Estate winery builds upon a centuries-old tradition of fine winemaking.

Roederer Estate's sparkling wines are produced using only estate-grown grapes from the winery's own vineyards. Carrying on the tradition of Champagne Louis Roederer in France, special oak-aged reserve wines are added to each blend. The multi-vintage Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut debuted in 1988 to great acclaim, followed by the Roederer Brut Rose and Roederer Estate's tete de cuvee, L'Ermitage.

L'Ermitage, Roederer Estate's special Tete de Cuvee, is a sparkling wine made only in exceptional years from pre-selected, estate-grown grapes. Carrying on the tradition of Champagne Louis Roederer in France, Roederer Estate produces its sparkling wines in the traditional French method and adds special oak-aged reserve wines to each blend. L'Ermitage debuted with the 1989 vintage.