Severn G

9.2

Mildly sour and beautiful. — 7 years ago

James Forsyth

9.0

Here's the story as presented, without any fact checking so I'm sure others will identify some mistakes... The winemaker was known as "the hermit of Lazio" as he went about making wines in his own way, built to age, and building up a vast library as he had little interest in selling his bottles. He made arrangements to sell his wine to a broker when his health was failing. The other act he took in the last months ahead of his death was to rip up all his vines because his daughter and heir married into a well known winemaking family that he didn't like and he couldn't face the prospect of them making his wine. This wine is a unicorn.

Earthy and slightly rustic, it retains red fruit qualities though rose, tar and tobacco dominate. It is an interesting wine with a fascinating story.

Found on the Maialino wine list, which is filled with gems from the reference points to the obscure.
— 8 years ago

James Ellis

8.9

Fruity little number. 3 out of 10 on the thrush scale (10 being a certain chance of thrush). Might get this wee gay bastard again. — 11 years ago

Peter Hallett

9.4

Awesome as always. Funky field wine — 11 years ago

Severn G

9.3

Hands down, one of my new favorite sour session beers. Made in Brattleboro,VT. Hermit Thrush makes one mash and then uses that base (parti-gyle) for a few different beers, adding different ingredients or aging methods to get a few different finished brews. This is the base beer, the other versions are even cooler.

I'd love to be drinking this on a very hot, sunny day, alas it's mid-30°F here and rainy. It's very refreshing, light molasses in color, a touch over the sour threshold for many folks, perfect for me. 3.0% ABV — 7 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.7

Magnum version. Mineral core kept giving. I understand how this wine might contribute to being a hermit. No sharing! — 9 years ago

with Mathew and Stephen

Tara Rowland

9.3

Beautiful CDR from the "Hermit of Hermitage".
Stunning wine as expected...dark cherry, star anis, liquorice, cinnamon. — 10 years ago

Sean Lynch

10

I was named for a Saint who was a very wealthy man. He had the wine, the women, the songs, the whole bit, and then inexplicably, took a vow of poverty and became a hermit. Ran off to to live in the forest, in the nude. This is what he's been missing. — 11 years ago

Kenneth Gustavsson

9.6

Dark cherry, sandalwood, clove. Perfectly mature. — 12 years ago

Christopher J. Simovich

9.1

Really good Pinot. We drank it with nothing but a glass. No pairing needed. — 8 years ago

Christopher Casassa

9.0

Mango, peach, passion fruit. It is just so tropical and has a clean finish. You’d guess it’d be funkier but it’s just lovely. — 8 years ago

Rachael Klensch

9.0

Review for "Lake House Red"

Woody, interesting aftertaste, very tasty. — 9 years ago

Antonio Gianola

9.4

Grappa from The Hermit! Been waiting years to buy or taste. Exceptional. Usually don't love Barrique aged grappa but it was delicately integrated. — 11 years ago

Kaitlin Ohlinger

9.0

Direct from the block I happen to reside on. Clustery, tangy, nice spice, not too weighty. A nice 12 from a die hard 2011 person. — 11 years ago

Daniel Tredoux

9.6

Ferdi Burger's Friend. Impressive — 12 years ago