L'Ermite 2015
Rhône Valley - Ermitage

Ratings
Tasting notes
Appearance:
Light gold.
Nose:
Mineral with notes of struck pebbles, roasted hazelnuts, almonds and white-fleshed fruit. After aeration, nuances of praline, popcorn, hot stone and spices.
Palate:
Velvety on entry. Fresh and saline with a refreshing texture. The finish is savoury and complex with ripe fruit and toasted almond notes.
Sommelier's advice: L’Ermite white is a wine of great finesse, with notes of reduction and a flinty nose. The attack is supremely fresh and the palate mouth-wateringly saline… the expression of extreme minerality.
Grape variety/varieties:
Marsanne. Selection of our oldest vines.
Harvest:
Hand harvesting at maturity.
Soil:
Situated at the top of the Hermitage hill, around the chapel, in a place named the “Ermite”, soils are very poor and granitic.
Vinification:
After a light cold-settling, fermentation is entirely made in casks between 18 and 20°C.
Ageing:
After a long period of fermentation, the wine is matured on lees, with regular stirrings, between 10 and 12 months.
Alcohol content:
14