Domaine Belle Hermitage Blanc, Rhone, 2018 France Michele Satta the 2020 Vieux Château Certan

the 2020 Vieux Château Certan is another legendary wine from this vintage

but all of the vines have plenty of age

orange peel and cedar with dried flowers follow through to a medium body with solid and muscular tannins that run the length of the wine

It has a slightly purer and more precise perfume of ripe blackberries

A superb Banyuls that's made from 90% Grenache and 10% Carignan

Domaine Belle Hermitage Blanc, Rhone, 2018 France Michele Satta the 2020 Vieux Château CertanA 60 40 blend of Marsanne and Roussanne from Plat, the 2018 Hermitage Blanc is a powerhouse white Hermitage. Barrel fermented and aged in two thirds new oak, it's full bodied, rich and broad, loaded with honeyed notes of pear, melon and citrus yet comes across as balanced, with a long, refreshing finish. Tasted blind on another occasion, I liked it less, finding it slightly tropical and confected and shorter on the finish, but otherwise similar 97 Pts