Domaine Michelas St Jemms Hermitage Terres d'Arce 2015

Scores

95 / 100

"A tiny-production cuvée (700 bottles) that’s also from the Sabarotte and Les Côtes lieux-dits, the 2015 Cornas Terre D'Arce is a big bruiser of a wine that was brought up all in once and twice-used barrels. Chocolate, black fruits, smoked earth, barrique and crushed rock all emerge from this full-bodied, rich, massively concentrated beauty. Possessing no hard edges, tons of ripe tannin and a seamless texture, it needs 3-4 years or more of cellaring, but I suspect it will have two decades of longevity."
- The Wine Advocate

92 / 100

"This sports a spice box of singed wood, tea, tobacco and incense aromas, backed by a solid core of steeped plum and black currant fruit. Frankly toasty through the finish, with a strong licorice root note matched by fleshy fruit. Best from 2019 through 2028."
- Wine Spectator

92 / 100

"Bright purple. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe black and blue fruits, licorice and floral pastilles, with a zesty mineral quality building in the glass. Offers palate-staining blueberry liqueur, licorice and cherry-vanilla flavors that expand with air while maintaining vibrancy. Becomes spicier on the clinging, dark fruit-dominated finish, which is framed by smooth, building tannins."
- Vinous

Tasting Notes