2021 Fayolle Hermitage les Dionnieres

Exotic red and black fruits, incense, leather, pepper, and cedary herb notes all emerge from Fayolle's 2021 Hermitage Les Diognières, a medium-bodied Hermitage that has plenty of ripe tannins, good overall balance, and outstanding length. It certainly plays in the fresher, elegant end of the spectrum but should still benefit from a few years of bottle age and have 10-12+ years of overall prime drinking. The Les Diognières lies on the eastern side of the appellation, lower down on the slope, similar to Les Greffieux with its deeper soils.