Roederer Estate L'Ermitage 2019 (750ML)

96 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous: " A young, potent wine, the 2019 Brut L'Ermitage is shaping up to be the greatest wine ever made at Roederer Estate. The aromatics are beguiling, but the 2019 is going to need a number of years to settle down. Readers will have to be patient. The 2019 is seriously impressive, but it needs time. It is the only wine in this series that was vinified with full malolactic fermentation and has the most lots fermented in wood here. It also saw the lowest dosage ever here, at 6 grams per liter. These choices look to be a winning approach for the future. Superb. Disgorged: February 2024. (Drink between 2027-2039)" 06/25

96 Points, Virginie Boone, JebDunnuck.com: "The 2019 Brut L'Ermitage tête de cuvée blends 52% Chardonnay and 48% Pinot Noir, estate grown from one growing season, with 4% of reserve Chardonnay from the 2016 vintage, and a dosage of 6 grams per liter. Disgorgement on February 2024. A wine not made every year, there's an outstanding opening note of richness and sweetness, kept longer on the yeast to build creaminess and texture around the fresh natural acidity. As a result, it's a focused, nearly full-bodied, expressive wine of tremendous complexity that balances pear and apple notes with crème brûlée and brioche, able to age a good 10-15 years, if not longer. (Drink between 2026-2041)" 02/26