2015 M. Chapoutier, Ermitage, De l’Oree 6x750ml

Vinous 94-96

Limpid gold. Pungent Meyer lemon, candied pear and vanilla scents show superb clarity and complicating hints of anise and smoky lees. Minerally and precise on the palate, offering densely packed pear, lemon curd and marzipan flavors and deeper suggestions of buttered toast and honey that build as the wine opens up. Shows superb energy and delineation and finishes supple and extremely long, with a lingering floral note. [Josh Raynolds, 01/07/2017]

Robert Parker 98

Of the three selection parcellaire whites, the 2015 Ermitage de l’Oree is the most fresh and lively, with full-bodied richness and depth in its pineapple, mint, tropical fruits, toasted bread, brioche and liquid rock-styled aromas and flavors. It has good acidity, a stacked mid-palate and one seriously long finish. [Jeb Dunnuck, 12/11/2016]

Anticipated maturity: 2016-2046

JancisRobinson.com 17.5

Full bottle 1,384 g. Certified biodynamic. From a very hot year. 60- to 70-year-old Marsanne form Les Murets. Very old fluvioglacial alluvial deposits. After pressing, the must is cold-settled for 24 hours. About 50% is vinified in 600-litre wooden barrels with regular stirring; the rest in ‘vats’. Matured on lees for 10 to 12 months, with stirring for six months. Rich, beeswax nose but with some obvious tension too. Round and honeyed. This is a complex wine that will need careful food-matching. Shellfish perhaps? And we’ll try it with a creamy chicken-liver parfait tonight. Special wine, full-bodied but refreshing and almost nervy. Light bitterness on the end. (JR) [08/08/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2032