Yann Chave, Hermitage Vintage:2010 cool and restrained with its

cool and restrained with its airy array of red currant

This is not a big example or even especially muscular but it’s harmonious and should age well

dried orange peel and a wide array of floral elements

They compare this 2015 with 2009 and 2005 in terms of style but with freshness in the style of 2001 and 2010

Yann Chave, Hermitage Vintage:2010 cool and restrained with itsIntense butcher's shop aromas, with smoked meat and a touch of VA. Powerful but not overly full in the mouth, the tannins are still chiselled and serrated. Piercing acidity runs through it to a very long, powerful finish. It's ready now, but will age with real interest. Really fabulous, growling and energetic an Hermitage in wolf's clothing.