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Golden yellow in color with aromas of white pear and apple blossom. Rich and textural on the palate with flavors of...
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The 2021 Saint Joseph Les Royes Blanc brings more minerality as well as intensity and has an Hermitage Blanc-like...
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Nearly perfect, one of the most prodigious dry white wines I have ever tasted is the 2003 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree....
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The 2007 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Orée from Chapoutier is straight up “In the Zone” and drinking beautifully!...
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There are 477 cases of the light gold-colored 2009 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree, which I would be happy to insert in a...
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Even better and always one of the top whites in any given vintage, the 2011 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree (first...
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Leading off three single-vintage whites from Hermitage, the stunning 2013 Ermitage Cuvee de L’Orée has an...
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The thickest, most unctuous, full-bodied and sexy white of the vintage is the 2014 Ermitage de l’Orée. Coming all...
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Of the three sélection parcellaire whites, the 2015 Ermitage de l’Orée is the most fresh and lively, with...
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The 2016 Ermitage De L’Orée is also beautiful in the vintage and has a huge nose of buttered citrus, white...
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Rich and opulent on the nose, with yellow peach and honeycomb. Very full bodied, with that immediate internal sweet...
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Marsanne Mencia Rye Whiskey Pre-Arrival

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.