2012 Compagnie de l'Hermitage Cuvée Des Moines red. This has shut the f*ck down like a brutal portcullis since tasting with George the Greek in Tain last March. I'll bet this is out like a light for a while. Do not open this for at least another 5 years I'd bet.
2012 Compagnie de l'Hermitage Cuvée Des Moines red. This has shut the f*ck down like a brutal portcullis since tasting with George the Greek in Tain last March. I'll bet this is out like a light for a while. Do not open this for at least another 5 years I'd bet.
2 people found it helpfulJun 28th, 2015
Ok this is unbelievable. Texturally almost thick on a good way. As fruity as I would like yet insane balance. Great licorice finish. Just an insane wine. Perhaps my favorite red of the past 12 months. Bought from Fass selections.
Ok this is unbelievable. Texturally almost thick on a good way. As fruity as I would like yet insane balance. Great licorice finish. Just an insane wine. Perhaps my favorite red of the past 12 months. Bought from Fass selections.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 22nd, 2017
Surprisingly open-knit and in a very friendly stage for drinking. This is an elegant wine for Hermitage, middleweight and fairly refined in texture. Still has those aged beefy Hermitage flavors though.
Surprisingly open-knit and in a very friendly stage for drinking. This is an elegant wine for Hermitage, middleweight and fairly refined in texture. Still has those aged beefy Hermitage flavors though.
1 person found it helpfulDec 5th, 2016
WOTN at first (North Rhone) tasting with the NEWTS. Not a bad drop at all: quite dense, with reticent legs; nose of rich pepper, wild cherries, and liquorice sticks; well balanced but perhaps a little short, with appropriately balanced acidity. Keep for minimum 8 years!
WOTN at first (North Rhone) tasting with the NEWTS. Not a bad drop at all: quite dense, with reticent legs; nose of rich pepper, wild cherries, and liquorice sticks; well balanced but perhaps a little short, with appropriately balanced acidity. Keep for minimum 8 years!
1 person found it helpfulFeb 17th, 2016
Sam had this 8 years ago
1 person found it helpfulJan 24th, 2016
Nick had this 8 years ago
Nick had this 8 years ago
1 person found it helpfulJan 10th, 2016
What a showing. Give 30 minutes for the oak to integrate and then you have a dense, rich and ethereal bottle of Hermitage that has 15-20 years ahead of it. Incredible tannins and ripe dense structure.
What a showing. Give 30 minutes for the oak to integrate and then you have a dense, rich and ethereal bottle of Hermitage that has 15-20 years ahead of it. Incredible tannins and ripe dense structure.
1 person found it helpfulNov 12th, 2015
Jon had this 9 years ago
1 person found it helpfulJun 3rd, 2015Had much better bottles. Seemed muted.
Had much better bottles. Seemed muted.
Mar 16th, 2017This is beautiful. Smokey, elegant, complex, so ethereal.
This is beautiful. Smokey, elegant, complex, so ethereal.
Feb 21st, 2015
Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
