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Tasting notes
Score 80/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2010

Cuban tobacco, cassis, minerals and fresh black pepper with cherry pipe aromatics. Concentrated with dull fruit that ends with baked cherry pie and ashtray flavors.

Critic scores

Critic scores
88
88/100

Average Score

96
96/100

Robert Parker

80
80/100

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

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96 points
Robert Parker
Score 96/100 · Drink 2005-2040, Robert Parker, Jun 1994

I previously rated the 1990 Hermitage Cuvee des Miaux 90 points, indicating that I thought it was the finest Hermitage Ferraton has made. I have recently tasted it twice, once in France and once stateside, and it was markedly superior to my original review. Small quantities are still available. From what is unquestionably the greatest Hermitage vintage since 1961, this wine is black in color, with a huge, developing bouquet of jammy cassis, mineral, spicy, floral, and licorice scents. Massively endowed, with frightfully high levels of glycerin, extract, and tannin, this is an old style, super-concentrated, beautifully pure, well-delineated Hermitage for drinking between 2005-2040. Importer: Neal Rosenthal Select Vineyard, New York, NY; Tel. (212) 249-6650

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Ferraton Père & Fils
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Grape Blend

Syrah / Shiraz

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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