Heady and seductive aromas of violets atop blood orange, wild strawberries, black plums, blackberries and rose linger on the nose. Its rich, robust palate remains juicy with firm youthful tannins and refreshing acidity, giving tremendous lift to its fresh fruit core. With a proper decant, this wine can be enjoyed now or cellared well through 2035+.
96 points, Anna-Christina Cabrales, Wine Enthusiast (Dec 2023)
Good sense of weight, volume and depth here. The acidity is marked and nicely integrated, as is the alcohol and the oak for that matter - a harmonious, though certainly a sizeable and mighty wine. Concentrated, intense and long, with a good sense of firmness and intensity, the tannins are plentiful but all saturated in fruit. This will be good in time, but wait.
96 points, Decanter (Oct 2021)
I think the 2020 Hermitage is slightly more successful than the Côte Rôtie, and it's certainly one of my favorites in the lineup. Deep purple-hued with plenty of power and richness, it has classic aromatics, lots of darker, almost blue fruits, some distinct minerality, a good spine of acidity, and supple tannins. It's not the most massive or concentrated Hermitage in the vintage, yet it has wonderful purity and elegance. Give bottles 2-4 years and enjoy over the following two decades.
95 points, Jeb Dunnuck (May 2023)
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