Hermitage other_regions_italy using 80% American oak and

using 80% American oak and 20% French oak

The palate is very well balanced with a fine bead of acidity

Light bright gold

this splendid wine promises to get even better over the next 4-6 years and possibly last through the first decade of the next century

This has aged really well

Hermitage other_regions_italy using 80% American oak andBright medium ruby. Cool, perfumed aromas of blackberry, bitter chocolate and mint. Intensely flavored, concentrated and firmly built, with bright acids lifting the berry, violet and licorice flavors. Quite youthfully unevolved but already displays impressive inner mouth perfume. Finishes with firm tannic spine. Stephen Tanzer