Ferraton Pere & Fils Le Reverdy, Hermitage, France

菲拉頓父子酒莊雷維迪白葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：5430

A 50-50 blend of Marsanne and Roussanne, sourced from the le Meal and les Beaumes lieux-dits, the 2017 Ermitage Le Reverdy Blanc was bottled only a month before my visit. It's bright and citrusy, with hints of honey and strong pineapple overtones. It's medium to full-bodied and boasts admirable power and intensity but comes across as slightly straightforward.

The 2016 Ermitage Le Reverdy Blanc is a 50-50 blend of Roussanne and Marsanne sourced from Le Méal and Les Beaumes. Despite ripe scents of honey and grilled pineapple, this medium to full-bodied wine is firm and tight on the palate, with a slightly bitter edge to the finish.

More backward, concentrated and closed, yet just loaded with potential, the 2015 Ermitage Le Reverdy is—I suspect— the finest white I’ve tasted from this estate. Coming from the Beaume and le Méal lieux-dits and an even split of Marsanne and Roussanne, brought up in a mix of stainless steel and demi-muids, it has full-bodied richness, a liqueur of rocks-like aromatic profile, integrated acidity and sensational purity. It will have two decades or more of life.

Coming two-thirds from the Beaume lieu-dit and one-third from Le Méal, the 2014 Hermitage Blanc le Reverdy was aged all in demi-muids, with 30% being new. It offers straight up terrific notes of sautéed stone fruits, citrus oil, honeycomb, quince and brioche. Full-bodied, tight, fresh and chiseled, yet still with building richness and plenty of fruit, this beautiful Hermitage Blanc shows the more charming, elegant style of the vintage, yet has plenty of depth. It will evolve gracefully for at least a decade.

Easily the top white in the lineup, the tiny production 2013 Hermitage Blanc le Reverdy Estate comes all from the Beaumes lieu-dit and is a blend of equal parts Marsanne and Roussanne. It's a spectacularly rich Hermitage Blanc that exhibits lots of white peach, caramelized citrus, brioche and crushed rock. Full-bodied, with a rich, layered, textured style, it stay pure, clean and classy. Feel free to drink it over the coming 3-5 years, or cellar for another 10-15 years.