92-95/100 PP

"The 1996 white Hermitage averaged 14.3% alcohol naturally. Every cuvee from Peleat, Rocoule, and L'Hermite produced wines of extraordinary power and intensity, but a level...

94/100 vinous

"The 1996 Conteisa shows the darker, more masculine side of its personality. Sweet black cherry, tobacco, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and pine infuse this deeply express...

94/100 PP

"This is one of the finest Opus Ones to date, offering a dark ruby/purple color, as well as a striking, intense bouquet of sweet licorice intermixed with blackberries, cassis, plu...