Hermitage, 2017

Incredible dark yet vivid purple colour. A palate bursting with fruit, very black cherry in style with creme de mure and fruit liqueur notes mixing with firmer bitter sweet dark chocolate and cocoa. An open and come-hither Faurie Hermitage. Every year we taste a few of Bernard's blends including his two best vineyards, on paper at least, the Meal and Bessard. But it is this one, Meal Bessard and Greffieux that consistently comes out on top and the one which we always end up shipping. Made the traditional way, whole bunch fermentation, gentle extraction and aged in used demi muid casks.