96 Point Hermintage $59.99 - The Titanic Depth and Concentration of 2015 Hermitage Combined with the Hauntingly Elegant Luyton House Style

2015 Michelle Luyton Hermitage "Allegresse"
 - An Affordable Taste of What the "Other Half" Drinks
 - Aromatics Are Almost Super Terroir
 - The Depth of Fruit is Unconscious
 - Nose: Pepper, Meaty, Leather, Earth and Herbal 
 - Deep, Deep Blackberry 
 - Structured with Incredible Length
 - Will Last 2-3 Decades
 - Only 150 Bottles Available

The great hill of Hermitage is about as impressive and awe-inspiring as any great place in the world.

It could theoretically be the 8th wonder of the world. It as majestic as the great pyramids and as imposing as Mt. Everest and it's not getting any bigger. That is the allure of Hermitage. It is finite. It it also expensive.  Chave/Sorrel are but a few names that can attract rabid fan bases (and stratospheric prices).  I still cannot believe that I am lucky enough to sell the brilliant Hermitages of Michelle Luyton.  I thank my lucky stars every day that I can sell Hermitage that many of us can afford. From when I started with her (2011) to now she has improved greatly as a winemaker and is firmly a star in my book. Her style is based on finesse and complexity but this is Hermitage after all and the grandiosity of this wonderful site cannot be tamed. Even if your style is finesse and complexity, 2015 will add power and concentration.

This is an INSANE value. Every Hermitage below it above it are hundreds of dollars. This will be limited.

Up first today and the main attraction is the debut of the 2015 Michelle Luyton Hermitage "Allegresse" for $59.99 a bottle for a 4-pack. This is very limited. She has 150 bottles left. It got 96 points from Jeb Dunnuck. That's some neck breaking QPR there. This is ridiculous wine and a testament to the quality of 2015 in the Northern Rhone and specifically Hermitage. This is the best wine Michelle has ever made. This wine is rich. But so elegant. How can something this big be so hauntingly elegant is a question I kept asking Michelle the whole time. She had no answer. The depth of the fruit is unconscious. The nose is peppery, meaty, leathery, earthy and herbal with deep, deep blackberry fruit and that extra thing aromatically in 2015 that I only find in the top wines. It's a special aroma that cannot be described. I've only found it in a handful of wines. This is one of them. Almost like a super terroir aroma if that makes sense. Peppery deep, deep fruit on the palate. And the finish is massive. Structured, deep and insanely juicy and just so long. If there is a wine that can be light and heavy at the same time this is it. This is a monumental wine that is a testament to the vintage and especially the high quality in Hermitage. This is one you bury deep deep in the back of the cellar. But then open it in 10-15 years and go to a 2015 Hermitage tasting and blow people away.

"The star of the show, the smoking good 2015 Hermitage Allegresse is also 100% Syrah, yet was brought up all in new oak. This inky beauty offers an incredibly rich, powerful, muscular style as well as tons of currants, liquid rock, graphite and scorched earth aromas and flavors. With huge richness, a rounded, expansive texture, and loads of tannin, it's one seriously impressive Hermitage that's going to blossom with 2-4 years of cellaring and keep for two to three decades."  96 Points Jeb Dunnuck

2015 Michelle Luyton Hermitage Rouge "Allegresse" - $61.99  ($179.97 3-pack) (VERY LIMITED)