L'Ermitage 2013
93+ points
The 2013
L'Ermitage Brut is the current release of L'Ermitage and was disgorged in June
of 2019. 2013 was the beginning of a long period of drought, and winemaker
Arnaud Weyrich feels that it brings this vintage "concentration, phenolics
and texture--this wine has body." The nose is open and inviting, golden
apples mingling with toast, mushrooms, honey and crushed stone. The
medium-bodied palate, with eight grams per liter dosage, has pure fruits
tactfully accented by earthy, toasty notes. It's energetic but rounded,
supported by a finely beaded mousse, and it finishes long and layered. 3,500
cases were made.
The Wine
Advocate | September 2020
