Domaine Belle Hermitage Blanc, Rhone, 2018 France Medoc succulent quince and wild orange

succulent quince and wild orange oil

Bright fruit flavors

The wine matured in 500-liter oak barrel for some 10 months

with a markedly bitter end

radiating a lot of warmth and yet wonderfully juicy

Domaine Belle Hermitage Blanc, Rhone, 2018 France Medoc succulent quince and wild orangeA 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