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Roederer Estate 2003 L'Ermitage Sparkling (Anderson Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $45
2003 was a great vintage for Roederer Estate. This, their top vintage wine, is very great, and the price is an absolute steal for this world class sparkler. It’s enormously rich in the strawberries from Pinot Noir and the limes from Chardonnay, while the toast and rich lees combine for a perfect champagne-style smokiness. And so smooth, it's like a kiss of silk. At…
— S.H.
(12/15/2011)
Roederer Estate 2000 L'Ermitage Sparkling (Anderson Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $45
Always one of the top sparklers in California, L’Ermitage defines the rigorous selection that marks the best vintage-dated, ageworthy wines. The 2000 is about 50-50 Chardonnay and Pinot, and is very rich and flavorful in yeast, smoke, strawberry, citrus and vanilla flavors, but it’s also a very young wine, tight and minerally. It wants bottle age. Should begin to…
— S.H.
(12/31/2007)
Roederer Estate 2003 L'Ermitage Brut Rosé Sparkling (Anderson Valley)
- $70
This is as fine a rosé sparkling wine as has ever been produced in California. Almost 50-50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, it has rich flavors of cherries, raspberries, vanilla, toast and creamy lees, in the style of Champagne, and is completely dry and very crisp in acidity. Fabulously drinkable now, it should develop well over the next 6–8 years.
— S.H.
(12/31/2009)
Roederer Estate 1999 L'Ermitage Sparkling (Anderson Valley)
- $45
Extraordinarily fine for its smoothness and finesse, and the way the wine glides over the palate with a yeasty creaminess that turns smoky and spicy on the finish. The dosage stands out, yet this bubbly is also very acidic now. It should age well for at least 10 years.
— S.H.
(6/1/2005)
Roederer Estate 1996 L'Ermitage Sparkling (Anderson Valley)
- $42
A great sparkling wine, one of the best from California, it has the classic structure, harmony and finesse of all but the best Champagnes. Light as a feather, this brut has delicate flavors and is very dry. Its youthful vigor suggests aging until 2003.
— S.H.
(12/15/2001)
Roederer Estate 1998 L'Ermitage Sparkling (Anderson Valley)
- $45
Among the top sparklers in California, the wine this year is even more smooth and polished. It’s positively French in its classic structure and elegance. Feels ultra-refined in the mouth, with subtle flavors of dough, smoke and fruit.
— S.H.
(12/31/2004)
Roederer Estate 1999 L'Ermitage Rose Sparkling (Anderson Valley)
- $72
Much more robust and full-bodied than the L’Ermitage brut, but still elegant and fine. Offers yeast, smoke and vanilla-tinged strawberry flavors, in a slightly rugged texture. Age through the end of the decade.
— S.H.
(6/1/2005)
Roederer Estate NV Brut Rosé Sparkling (Anderson Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $27
Great price for a sparkling wine this refined, and the fact that it’s a rosé makes it an even better deal. It’s rich in strawberry, orange and lime flavors, with that savory yeastiness that marks the best bubblies. The blend is Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
— S.H.
(12/15/2011)
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