TASTING NOTES

Narvaux was hit badly by the hail and as a consequence this is substantially reduced in availability. The team have worked hard here and the lemon-scented, pure and cleansing wine that results is a tribute to their efforts. On the palate, this shows good fresh acidity as well as depth and density. Drink from 2015.

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

The cool start to the vintage followed by high temperatures have created a wonderfully complex structure, with generous, ripe fruit, overlaid with a beguiling aromatic complexity. Pure, rich fruit character, complemented by chocolate and balsamic notes, with herbs and zest lift out of the glass. The extra few percent of Cabernet Franc provide a perfect framework of elegance and minerality...

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

This wine comes from ¿lieu-dit¿ Les Bessards, a fine layer of sediment lying ongranite slopes. Its 65 year old vines are positioned at a lower altitude band ofthe Hermitage hill, at approximately 130 metres, above the ruins of a stonehouse that gives it its name. With tiny yields (20 hl/ha), this is perhaps the mostcomplex of the various Ermitage sélections....

TASTING NOTES

Elegant and perfumed with lovely vibrant fruit, the 2014 has an energetic bouquet with crunchy cherry fruits. On the palate refreshing red berry flavours balance darker and sweeter herb characters which emerge from the glass while fine tannins provide length and definition. A classically structured wine with succulent flavours, it will be delicious from release but will also age well. Drink...

TASTING NOTES

A happy marriage of white peach, a little dried apricot and a nourishing splash of cream. There is nothing excessive here though, the wine possessing electricity that courses through it, keeping it perky and vital right through to the finish. Drink from release.