Domaine Belle Hermitage Blanc, Rhone, 2018 France Yves Leccia Vigneron Needs two or three years

Needs two or three years to show it all

Typically blended with Nero d’Avola to make the noble Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Mediterranean rosé wine that brings the dream of sun and sea straight into the glass

The Damis is the most profound wine of the domaine and comes from steep hillside vineyards above and around the village of Ciro

makes this one of the most intriguing wines

Domaine Belle Hermitage Blanc, Rhone, 2018 France Yves Leccia Vigneron Needs two or three yearsA 60 40 blend of Marsanne and Roussanne from Plat, the 2018 Hermitage Blanc is a powerhouse white Hermitage. Barrel fermented and aged in two thirds new oak, it's full bodied, rich and broad, loaded with honeyed notes of pear, melon and citrus yet comes across as balanced, with a long, refreshing finish. Tasted blind on another occasion, I liked it less, finding it slightly tropical and confected and shorter on the finish, but otherwise similar 97 Pts