Reviews
Technical Details
- BlendSyrah
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhone
- AppellationHermitage
- VineyardHermitage: 70% Les Dionnières and 30% Le Méal
Ferraton Hermitage Cuvee Les Miaux 2017
If inky, powerful, minerally, pure and absolutely plushly concentrated Syrah is up your alley, it’s time to step up -- we won’t see pricing like this again anytime soon. Wow! This is stunningly impressive Hermitage. Only 200 cases were made and 30 were imported to the USA! Here are our notes (read the pros below!):
Pretty modern and forward Hermitage, sandalwood and blackberry with fig compote and crushed granite aromas. Rich and mouth coating this is full-bodied with blue and black berry flavors laced with baking spice and earthy minerals. This drinks surprisingly well right right when you pop the cork but will surely improve with time in the bottle. This is organic and biodynamic and from the Eastern portion of Hermitage, mostly Dionnières with 30% Meal and sees just 15% new oak for 12 months and then 6 months in concrete, a big shift for Ferraton put in place after the 2013 vintage. First come, first served…!