Roederer Estate L'Ermitage Brut 2003
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- ws93
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Category | Sparkling Wine |
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Region | California, North Coast, Anderson Valley |
Brand | Roederer Estate |
Alcohol/vol | 12.1% |
Wine Enthusiast
- we96
2003 was a great vintage for Roederer Estate. This, their top vintage wine, is very great, and the price is an absolute steal for this world class sparkler. It's enormously rich in the strawberries from Pinot Noir and the limes from Chardonnay, while the toast and rich lees combine for a perfect champagne-style smokiness. And so smooth, it's like a kiss of silk. At the age of eight years, this wonderful wine is just getting started.
Wine Spectator
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Elegant and sleek, yet complex, with cinnamon and green apple aromas that lead to rich flavors of pear and lemon custard layered with brioche and mineral. Drink now through 2015. 5,251 cases made.
Vinous
- v91
Light, bright gold. Pungent aromas of pear skin, white flowers, beeswax and smoky lees. Dry and focused but showing very good depth to its spicy, ginger-accented orchard and citrus fruit flavors. Tight, linear and smoky on the impressively long finish, which leaves notes of lemon pith and ginger behind. (JR)