Tasting note

A brilliant offering that could easily compete with the best growers' Hermitage is the 2010 Hermitage Epsilon. Perhaps the greatest wine I have ever tasted from a cooperative, it flirts with perfection. An inky/black/purple color is accompanied by copious aromas of blackberries, creme de cassis, camphor, charcoal, white flowers and toasty oak. Packaged in a heavy duty glass bottle with a wax capsule, this wine should be reasonably drinkable in 7-10 years and should last for 25-30 years. Kudos to this coop. Score - 98. (Robert Parker Jr., erobertparker.com, Dec. 2012)