Guigal, Ermitage Ex Voto other_regions 4 ha and Ponsot is

4 ha and Ponsot is by far the largest holder in Clos de la Roche)

as the next vintage that is scheduled for release

backward and brooding nose reluctantly gives up hints of very earthy dark pinot fruit nuanced by a distinct animale hint that merges into broad-shouldered flavors that offer excellent volume and concentration that finishes with just a hint of dryness and plenty of minerality

mulberries

Guigal, Ermitage Ex Voto other_regions 4 ha and Ponsot isThe 2010 Hermitage Ex Voto continues to top out on my scale. This extraordinary Hermitage has more minerality and delineation than the 2009, as well as overflowing aromas and flavors of creme de cassis, jammy blackberries, violets, graphite and wood smoke. Massively concentrated, full bodied, decadent, layered and sexy, it needs short term cellaring but should be just about immortal in the cellar.