January 1, 2024 - Goudgeel met oranje tonen. Neus van hazelnoten, appelcake, honing, cavaillon meloen. Heel vol maar plomp door een gebrek aan zuren, niet in balans. Waarschijnlijk boeiender jaren geleden maar door het gebrek aan zuren nooit groots geweest. Er is boeiender witte Hermitage dan deze basis Hermitage van Chapoutier in dit jaar op deze leeftijd. Ok bij de maaltijd maar op zijn retour. Blijft wel herkenbaar als een Hermitage.
February 5, 2023 - Nose of honey, macadamia, green fig, starchy fall apple and lilac. Viscous honey on the palate. Not overly heavy, though acidity could have been more prominent. White pepper, melon, nutty, marmalade. With a touch more acid this would be phenomenal, but this bottle was still quite good
November 27, 2022 - Marzipan, hazelnuts, cold steel, warm apple crumble on the nose. On the palette, the fruit less there, but added ginger, and nice acidity giving a real tingly feeling on the tongue. Some herbaceousness and mild pithy bitterness too. The richness of the nose didn’t translate though.
November 26, 2022 - Pours a medium gold. More restrained and less exuberant than some of the white Hermitage I’ve enjoyed in the past with baked yellow apples, honeysuckle, blanched almonds, dry river rocks, honeycomb, and camomile. There’s a touch of spice and bitterness on the palate, which is concentrated and persistent.
October 23, 2022 - Sadly oxidised likely due to poor storage. Even so one could see the shadows of what would have been a great wine…
January 21, 2022 - Nez de paille sechee au soleil, pomme jaune, hint of confit citrus… Superb citrus acidity, concentrated with big fatness, hazelnut, green apple finish.
December 7, 2021 - Lovely gold color. Honey and lemon on the nose. Viscous fruit on the palate, honey, lemon, apricot. Nice acidity, great balance. Finishes long with delicate notes of honey and almond. Bright, fresh, no oxidation. I'd guess this is at peak or perhaps a little past. Drink over the next year or so.
December 5, 2021 - Beautiful light golden in appearance.
Complex and pronounced aromas of citrus, honeyed apples, baking spice , some stone fruits and a hint of vanilla
Full bodied with a surprising level of structure and acidity to keep things fresh. The finish is long and delicious and keeps you coming back for more.
Dink now, but I suspect this will be better in 5 years- but who really knows.
November 15, 2021 - Nose of golden straw, hint of apricot, nuts... Taste of yellow apples, hint of madeira, average lenght.
May 21, 2021 - Golden hue, low to medium acid, full bodied, honey and apricots flavor?