2012 Ermitage Blanc Le Reverdy
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Limpid gold. Complex, highly perfumed scents of ripe orchard and pit fruits, beeswax and fennel, with zesty mineral and orange pith qualities adding lift and focus. Concentrated, lively and precise, offering intense peach, nectarine and poached pear flavors that pick up spiciness with aeration. A smoky nuance comes up on the youthfully taut finish, which clings with outstanding tenacity and focus. This wine has all the components necessary for a long, graceful evolution in bottle.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Jancis Robinson MW
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A wine I reviewed last year, the 2012 Hermitage Blanc le Reverdy Estate still blew me away. A blend of equal parts Roussanne and Marsanne that comes from le Meal and the Beaumes lieux-dits, it has tons of sweet apricot, tangerine and honeyed minerality to go with a full-bodied, vibrant, pure style on the palate. It's a smoking Hermitage white to drink over the coming decade or more.
Vivid gold. Musky, mineral-accented aromas of poached pear, peach and honey, with a spicy overtone. Juicy and expansive, offering concentrated orchard and pit fruit flavors enlivened by white pepper and candied citrus zest. Finishes silky and very long, with resonating minerality and excellent clarity.
Marsanne and Roussane, barrel and demi-muid. Limestone and galets roulés. Very bright yellow. Opulent and broad with the soil rather than acidity presumably adding refreshment. Classic example of the style. Herbs. Blossom and coffee notes. (JR)