Because of a late harvest the 2004 Hermitage Cuvee Emilie possesses low acidity as well as a dense ruby/purple color plenty of creme de cassis and blackberry characteristics and impressive richness and depth. It is one of the better 2004s a vintage that produced surprisingly high alcohol wines (the average was 14.6% compared to 15.6% in 2003) with silky tannin and not the tart acid profiles of other Northern Rhone appellations.