2005 Delas, Hermitage, Marquise Tourette Rouge 1x750ml

Vinous 90+

Ruby-red. Pungent dark berry and kirsch aromas are youthfully brooding, picking up a subtle licorice quality with air. Impressively concentrated but a bit ungiving right now, offering deep, chewy dark berry preserve flavors and serious tannic grip. Pretty cranky today. [Josh Raynolds, 01/01/2008]

Robert Parker 94

From the Les Bessards and les Grandes Vignes lieux-dits, the 2005 Hermitage Marquise de la Tourette is a head turner that has tons of black raspberry, blackberry, toasted spice, graphite and crushed rock aromas literally soaring from the glass. Medium to full-bodied, nicely textured, balanced and drinking great today, it will continue to evolve nicely for another decade or more. [28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030