Ermitage L'Ermite Chapoutier 2017 (750ML)

98-100 Points, Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2017 Ermitage l'Ermite looks to be another huge success from this very promising vintage. It boasts precise aromas of crushed stone, cassis and baking spices, a full-bodied, creamy textured yet incredibly intense/saturated palate and a plush, velvety, long finish. After writing up the other sélections parcellaires, I found myself at a loss for words on this one." 10/18

98-100 Points, Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com: "Similarly colored, the 2017 Ermitage L'Ermite (30% new French oak) is more reserved, with a concentrated, intense bouquet of crème de cassis, crushed rocks, violets, ozone, and graphite. Showing the more forward, voluptuous style of the vintage on the palate, it nevertheless has massive concentration, building tannins, and insane purity of fruit. It's a singular, legendary wine in the making." 12/18