Ferraton Père & Fils

Savory, spicy notes of salted licorice and leather accent roasted, richly concentrated flavors of black plum and boysenberry in this wine. Muted by shades of earth and framed by gripping, fiery tannins, it's a ripe yet classically rugged expression of Hermitage that will benefit from long cellaring. Approach from 2028. The wine should reward well beyond 2045.

This might still be primary, but there is so much fruit, the tannins are plush and ripe and the concentration is there, it's hard not to see a great future for this wine. Inky dark in color, powerful, rich and deep, 3 hours in the decanter really helped the wine. Another decade in the cellar will however, help a lot more!