2019 Fayolle Hermitage les Dionnieres
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Inky violet color. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe black and blue fruits and potpourri, while olive, incense and exotic spice notes emerge with aeration. Offers palate-staining, mineral-laced blackberry, bitter cherry, olive paste, cracked pepper and violet pastille flavors that show fine definition and solid back-end thrust. Finishes extremely long and smoky, with repeating mineral and floral notes and youthfully gripping tannins.
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Coming from a site on the eastern side of the hill, the 2019 Hermitage Les Diognieres reveals a dense purple color as well as a beautiful array of cassis and darker berry fruits along with notes of pepper, loamy earth, and cedary spice. Just gorgeous on the palate and all about finesse and elegance, it has silky tannins, full body, no hard edges, and remarkable balance. I love it today, yet it has a solid 20+ years of longevity ahead of it.
Cedar and cracked pepper notes mark the nose of the fully destemmed 2019 Hermitage les Dionnieres, backed by ripe blueberries and black cherries. Smooth, ripe and creamy in feel, this full-bodied yet supple Hermitage looks to be a top-flight effort. With the concentration and balance evidenced on the long, silky finish, it's delicious now and should still be going strong well into the next decade.