Luyton Michéle
Hermitage Syrah
Hermitage, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Still young. 2011. Powerful and pretty.
Still young. 2011. Powerful and pretty.
Mar 29th, 2024
Wow. What an interesting wine. A hint of Brett that blows off. Nose is very Pretty. Lavendar with a hint of spice. Palate is sweet fruit. Spice. Beautiful internal aromatics. Licorice finish. Great acidity. More like Vilma’s than hermitage which makes No sense unless you’ve had it. A great wine to drink to see the full range of Syrah. I’d love to try a bottle in ten years to see what it tastes like. A very atypical geeky wine. Very glad I had this.
Wow. What an interesting wine. A hint of Brett that blows off. Nose is very Pretty. Lavendar with a hint of spice. Palate is sweet fruit. Spice. Beautiful internal aromatics. Licorice finish. Great acidity. More like Vilma’s than hermitage which makes No sense unless you’ve had it. A great wine to drink to see the full range of Syrah. I’d love to try a bottle in ten years to see what it tastes like. A very atypical geeky wine. Very glad I had this.
1 person found it helpfulNov 6th, 2017
Captivating in its youth, this is in a great place to check in on it before it starts to cross into maturity (which by my guess will start in 4-6 years and go to 20 easy). Intensity and finesse, with purple flowers, garrigue, pepper, tar, currants, strawberry, and raspberry. The ripe tannin are buried in the fleshy texture. The fruit clarity is insane, not sweet, not ripe tasting, just very precise and clear. Sick length, 1+ minutes of the red fruits spiked with garrigue and violets. #luyton #hermitage #hillofhermitage #syrah
Captivating in its youth, this is in a great place to check in on it before it starts to cross into maturity (which by my guess will start in 4-6 years and go to 20 easy). Intensity and finesse, with purple flowers, garrigue, pepper, tar, currants, strawberry, and raspberry. The ripe tannin are buried in the fleshy texture. The fruit clarity is insane, not sweet, not ripe tasting, just very precise and clear. Sick length, 1+ minutes of the red fruits spiked with garrigue and violets. #luyton #hermitage #hillofhermitage #syrah
1 person found it helpfulMar 13th, 2016Still has that gorgeous feminine nose but now has more oomph on the palate.
Still has that gorgeous feminine nose but now has more oomph on the palate.
1 person found it helpfulJul 17th, 2015
2011. Gorgeous after some air. Savory mixes with black fruit. Excellent acidity and firm tannins, very good balance. Supremely satisfying wine.
2011. Gorgeous after some air. Savory mixes with black fruit. Excellent acidity and firm tannins, very good balance. Supremely satisfying wine.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 28th, 2015Sweet integrated wood on the nose. Good structure with sweet fruit and lovely lilac internal aromatics. Drinkable but needs a couple of years to fully integrate. A feminine hermitage.
Sweet integrated wood on the nose. Good structure with sweet fruit and lovely lilac internal aromatics. Drinkable but needs a couple of years to fully integrate. A feminine hermitage.
1 person found it helpfulNov 14th, 2014
Utterly classic. So gamey, so rich, so sappy, so young. Terrific wine and value.
Utterly classic. So gamey, so rich, so sappy, so young. Terrific wine and value.
Dec 29th, 2014
