Rauzan Segla other_regions This extraordinary Hermitage has more

This extraordinary Hermitage has more minerality and delineation than the 2009

There is enough fruit for the 2001 to drink well for another decade or so

Jean-Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging

A brooding and backward nose is presently revealing little save for glimpses of red and blue berry fruit aromas though the rich

Rauzan Segla other_regions This extraordinary Hermitage has moreThe 1985 Rauzan Sgla is a vintage that I have tasted several times from bottles I picked up cheaply some years ago. I was particularly effusive about the 1985 although, I feel that it has decayed a little since my last note in 2010. Soft red berry fruit, hedgerow, sage and mushrooms on the loose knit nose, very typical for a 1985 though it is less intense nowadays. The palate is very savory in style with roasted chestnut and ferrous notes infusing the