Delas, Hermitage Tourettes

Delas, Hermitage TourettesNot mature, but definitely ready to go the fruit shows a beautiful cherry note, with loads of smoke, thyme, pepper and earth, full bodied, amazingly soft for a young Hermitage, give it an hour or two in the decanter before imbibing.

A deeply intriguing wine

The more refined and sleeker medium-bodied flavors exude slightly more evident minerality on the firmer yet better balanced finale

all wrapped in a bitter pit fruit finale that offers impressive persistence

Impressively concentrated but surprisingly lively thanks to its spine of smoky minerality

which is also known as Vignes Blanches)

There is a discreet hint of minerality to the medium-bodied and notably restrained flavors that display a touch of austerity on the ultra-pure

This stylish effort is quite classy and should age effortlessly

Very fine and intense in the mouth

This isn’t a great example of the appellation but it is not without appeal

It is opulent with sweet tannins but with the hallmark of the freshness found in all the wines from those two vineyards

with an extra kick of gravitas that propels the powerful

The wine's tonality is dark and thick