Delas Hermitage Marquise de la Tourette - 2009 (750ml) Old & Rare - thesexton

- thesexton

all aged 24 months in 100% new French oak

The Pinnacle of Burgundian winemaking

The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon offers up aromas of cassis liqueur

The vineyards are oriented to the north

Delas Hermitage Marquise de la Tourette - 2009 (750ml) Old & Rare - thesextonOne of the finest Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes I have ever tasted is the 2010, which comes close to rivaling their prodigious 2009. A wine of great intensity, it possesses an inky purple color, plenty of creme de cassis, licorice, lead pencil shavings, camphor, flint and barbecue smoke characteristics, and a thickness and viscosity that eclipse that of the 2009. Full bodied and powerful with sweet tannins, a striking floral mineral component in the