Marc Sorrel, Hermitage Vintage:2015 My only real criticism of

My only real criticism of Roederer is the estates insistence on using lot numbers that resemble missile launch codes in their complexity

But hard work does pay off

the tannins are nearly buried by the fruit

It will be seven or eight years until it truly starts to blossom

Marc Sorrel, Hermitage Vintage:2015 My only real criticism ofPeppery and meaty notes combine with ripe cherries and cassis on the nose of the 2017 Hermitage. It's medium to full bodied, possessing a certain tension between the fruit, the crisp acids and the firm tannins. There's more austerity to this wine than in most vintages, and it shows some dusty tannins on the finish.