2017 Delas Freres - Hermitage les BessardsColour : Red Producer : Delas Freres Label Name : Hermitage les Bessards Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Hermitage Variety : Syrah Vintage : 2017 Rating : Decanter 97, Wine Advocate 97, Wine Enthusiast 96, Jeb Dunnuck 95, Vinous 95, James Suckling 94, Wine Spectator 94 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Tasting Note : Very aromatic, refined and intriguing. A medium bodied wine that opens up with crisp, citrusy notes that are a bit sour,

Its appeal is primarily to those who approach spirits with the same terroir-curious sensibility that the finest wine drinkers apply to appellation and variety exploration

The 2010 Bordeaux vintage itself was exceptional across the Médoc

grainy tannins and loads of freshness

but it has turned out to be one of the estate's best wines made during the eighties

the 2016 is still in the very earliest phase of its development: the primary botrytised fruit character remains dominant

Full-bodied with extraordinary natural acidity providing freshness alongside the wine’s rich concentration

this is precisely the kind of wine that the grower movement has made available

more minerality

Objectively

(Joe Czerwinski

it is medium- to full-bodied

the sensational 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve offers layers of black raspberries