At an elevation of 1,066 feet, this plot, called Les Grandes Vignes, is the highest in Hermitage. It's yielded a youthful, tense, and enigmatic red with a sauvage character that's musky and earthy. Violets and aged prosciutto enter midway, joining tart cherry, plum skin, and a hint of umami on the back of the tongue. 

Viscous flavors of baked pineapple join barrel-derived notes of sweet, charred lemon peel in this perfumed, peachy, and undeniably ageworthy Viognier. A concentrated floral core offers an acacia-tinged lift. It aged on the lees for 12 months with regular bâtonnage, and after racking, it was kept in stainless-steel tanks for six months on fine lees before bottling. 

This red upholds Hermitage's greatness with an electric, austere character magnified by the region's granite soils. Satiny notes of white pepper was over plum, licorice, soil, and graphite. Grilled meat gives way to savory tones of roasted coffee bean, and exotic incense with hints of boysenberry and violets wafts over the lengthy finish.

New leather and graphite gives this elegant, aromatic, and satisfyingly mout-filling Syrah an almost primal character. Lavender smooths out notes of salted meat as bright black cherry bathes in sweet, sun-drenched soil and coffee slathers the palate. 

Rich aromas of ripe Bing cherry, spiced plum compote, licorice, and chopped herb waft from the glass on the nose of this Pinot. The palate is richly tannic, with concentrated flavors of cherry-raspberry, cinnamon, clove, roses, and orange peel lingering through a long finish. Delicious now, this will benefit from some time in the cellar