Hermitage, Domaine du Colombier

Widely regarded as an elite producer of Hermitage, Domaine du Colombier holds almost four acres in the renowned Beaume vineyard on the Hermitage hill itself. “The prodigious 2010 Hermitage reveals classic flowery notes (violets) intermixed with creme de cassis, pen ink, scorched earth and a touch of subtle wood spice in the background. This full-bodied, tannic, muscular blockbuster Hermitage should prove to be a classic, and age effortlessly for 25 or more years. Only patient connoisseurs are advised to take a look at this wine which demands 4-5 years of cellaring. Domaine du Colombier is one of the most underrated estates in the Northern Rhone.” 96 points Robert Parker, Wine Advocate