Domaine Belle Hermitage Blanc, Rhone, 2018 France Michele Satta the blockbuster 2010 Domaine Saint-Damien

the blockbuster 2010 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Les Souteyrades (80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre aged all in tank) is wildly perfumed and aromatic

crisp Champagne with notes of white peach and nougat and a gorgeous creamy palate

Inviting aromas of ripe black cherries and blackcurrants

but all of the vines have plenty of age

This will spend 15 months in barrels

Domaine Belle Hermitage Blanc, Rhone, 2018 France Michele Satta the blockbuster 2010 Domaine Saint-DamienA 60 40 blend of Marsanne and Roussanne from Plat, the 2018 Hermitage Blanc is a powerhouse white Hermitage. Barrel fermented and aged in two thirds new oak, it's full bodied, rich and broad, loaded with honeyed notes of pear, melon and citrus yet comes across as balanced, with a long, refreshing finish. Tasted blind on another occasion, I liked it less, finding it slightly tropical and confected and shorter on the finish, but otherwise similar 97 Pts