Domaine des Remizières - Hermitage Cuvée Emilie 2019 (750ml)
| Producer | Domaine des Remizières |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Subregion | Hermitage |
| Varietal | Syrah |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Item# | 53420 |
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Wine Advocate: 95+ Points
The 2019 Hermitage Cuvee Emilie is a spice-laden beast of a wine. Basically black in the glass, it boasts soaring aromas of licorice, baking spices, cassis and black olives. Sourced largely from les Grandes Vignes and aged in 100% new French oak, it's full-bodied and broad-shouldered, yet supple, with ripe tannins oozing thickly across the palate and through the long, tactile finish. Give it five years to learn some table manners, then drink it over the next decade or so. I get the impression that the wines of Domaine des Rémizières are often overlooked by wine collectors who head straight for Chave or Chapoutier when it comes to Hermitage. As the reviews here indicate, that would be a mistake. The Cuvée Emilie (rouge, a blend of Les Grandes Vignes and Les Rocoules) 2018 and 2019 are terrific, as is the Cuvée Autrement (100% Les Grandes Vignes). While I didn't taste the 2018 Cuvée Emilie Blanc, the 2019 is the finest example of that bottling I can recall. The brother-and-sister team of Christophe and Emilie Desmeure are hitting on all cylinders.
Jeb Dunnuck: 94-96 Points
The 2019 Hermitage Cuvée Emilie certainly doesn't lack for color, offering a dense purple/blue hue to go with gorgeous crème de cassis, blackberry, toasted spice, cured meats, and barbecue smoke-like aromas and flavors. With full-bodied richness, a fleshy, opulent texture, firm tannins, and notable purity as well as freshness, this has everything a young Hermitage should have. Hide bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following 20 years or so
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