Another perfect wine in the lineup is the 2020 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, and white wine simply doesn’t get any better. I’ve never found another white that conveys a sense minerality and liquid rock like this cuvée, and the 2020 offers a piercing bouquet of white currants, quince, honeyed flowers, charcoal, and scorched earth, with celery seed and wild fennel notes developing with air. A huge, rich, massive wine, it has awesome purity and precision and a great finish. It’s one of my favorite white wines in the world. This demands 3-5 years of bottle age and will have 20, 30, if not 40 years of longevity, although, I find estimating the evolution of Hermitage Blanc one of the most challenging and difficult parts of the job.
2020
M. Chapoutier, Ermitage Blanc l’Ermite 2020 6x75cl 100/100 JD
Top Score: 100 points
“Another perfect wine”
Price IN BOND
£1,425.00 6 x 75cl Bottles
17 in stock
| Colour | White |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône |
100 points Jeb Dunnuck
98 points Decanter
Plenty of richness on the palate, and all the intense mineral facets you would expect from L’Ermite, both on the nose and the palate. Intensely fresh, driving, tense and salty. The oak is very present in this sample, but it’s essentially well integrated. I love the steely, uncompromising texture of this wine, it’s edginess just tempered by the glycerol softness. Very direct, long if not as long as some recent vintages. Aromatically this has abundant meadow flowers at this early stage.
98 points The Wine Spectator
Sultry, ripe and savory, with impressive concentration and depth. Shows waves of lemon oil, chamomile and beeswax notes that wash over a wall of fleur de sel and minerality. Delivers serious simmering complexity, with highlights of citrus peel, chamomile and burned orange acidity emerging with time in glass. The massive, powerful finish packs pleasing chewiness, thanks to white mocha richness and tea tannins.
