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Ermitage l'Ermite Blanc 2009

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Tasting Notes

Captivating, with persimmon, dried mango, quince and Jonagold apple fruit aromas and flavors, all woven seamlessly together, while bracing quinine and salted butter notes add serious length to the finish. A sensational combination of power and precision. Best from 2016 through 2030.

Score: 99

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2016-2030 30 June 2012

From pre-phylloxera Marsanne vines that are over 100 years of age and are not planted on American root stocks, the 2009 Ermitage l’Ermite Blanc (229 cases) reveals abundant notes of honeysuckle, a liqueur of wet stones, tannin (which no doubt comes from the sappiness in these old vines), extraordinary minerality, white fruits, quince and citrus oil. This amazing white wine must be tasted to be believed. It is so structured, intense and rich that it will unquestionably keep for a century.

Score: 100

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 December 2011

There is no better example of what pure liquid minerality tastes like than the 2009 Ermitage l’Ermite Blanc. Tasting like a cocktail made of crushed granite intermixed with white flowers, citrus oil, pear and quince, this wine possesses majestic concentration, great acids, phenomenal purity and a finish that lasts over a minute. Like its two siblings, it is a compelling wine in every hedonistic and intellectual sense possible. It, too should last for 75-100 years.

Score: 99 - 100

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 February 2011