Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com 18+
Gorgeously pure black fruit on the nose and palate with a lifted black cherry and blackcurrant intensity. Firmly tannic, leaving a sticky grip on the finish. Hardcore, savoury, dense. Not an easy wine to taste young, but should give much greater pleasure with (lots of) bottle age. (RH)
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2040
Robert Parker 100
“Aged entirely in barriques (25% new), the 2016 Ermitage le Pavillon shows only a hint of warm pencil shavings on the nose, beautifully setting up notes of fresh blackcurrants. Full-bodied, concentrated and plush across the mid-palate, it turns rich and velvety on the nearly endless finish, marked by savory notes of beef, licorice and espresso. If you wish to catch a glimpse of this wine’s greatness, it would be no crime to open a bottle upon release, as I suspect it will close down for a number of years soon afterward.”
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045