Roederer Estate L'Ermitage Brut 2019

L’Ermitage, Roederer Estate’s special tête de cuvée, is a supremely Californian sparkling wine made only in exceptional years from all estate-grown grapes. Roederer Estate produces its sparkling wines in the traditional French method and adds special oak-aged reserve wines to each blend.

Vintage 2019 features aromas of quince paste and light pastry crust. The entry is bright and textured midpalate. A mouthwatering finish is highlighted by pear skin and an even, creamy texture.

95 Points | Karen MacNeil

"L’Ermitage is not made every year, but when it is, it’s perhaps the most graceful sparkling wine made in California. It’s beautifully complex as well as refined. Layers of creamy notes are interspersed with a taut crispness. Purity and energy are woven together. The wine rests with its yeast lees for 4 years, and a small bit of oak-aged reserve wine is added at the end. It all adds up to a wine of great finesse.” Sept. 2024

93 Points | VinePair

"When a house from the prestigious region of Champagne takes interest in making wine in the U.S., it’s a big deal. When the Roederer family arrived in California they headed north of the famed Napa and Sonoma to the cooler climate of Anderson Valley in Mendocino County. L’Ermitage is a special cuvée, made only in exceptional years. The wine has a river-rock minerality on the nose, with hints of sliced pear and vanilla bean. The palate is liquid gold with notes of roasted pear and cream and an elegant mouthfeel." Keith Beavers, December 2024