Roederer Estate L'Ermitage 2009

Professional Ratings

• 96 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  The 2009 L'Ermitage by Roederer Estate Brut Sparkling Wine is amazing. From the first sniff to the final aftertaste, this wine delivers unbelievable aromas and flavors, such as brioche and stone fruits. Incredibly persistent on the palate, the wine lasts and lasts. Easily one of the world's best sparkling wines at this price, which makes it the finest deal in the marketplace. One could spend two to three times the price and not even come close to matching the quality found here. Drinks well now. (Tasted: September 16, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  Made with ten grams per liter dosage and disgorged in January of 2016, the 2009 L'Ermitage Brut slowly offers up scents of apple pie, quince paste, toast, honey, hay and mushrooms with touches of crème caramel and an undercurrent of shell-like minerality. The medium-bodied palate is still offering loads of pure orchard fruits with a wrapping of brioche and toasty accents, creamy but still lively mousse and a long, layered finish. This is in a lovely spot for drinking now but will benefit from more time in bottle if you like mature bubbles.

• 92 Wine Spectator
  A luxurious sparkler, with toasty brioche, mineral and lemon brûlée aromas and rich, complex flavors of crisp apple and raspberry, showing accents of fresh ginger and spice.
• 90 Wine & Spirits
  The 2009 vintage grew lush pinot noir and chardonnay ont he northern California coast, and that vintage character defines Roederer Estate's tete de cuvee: Its rich, ripe apple flavor is threaded with the toastiness of barrel-aged reserve lots, while a bright line of acidity gives healthy persistence.