2006 Hermitage Blanc, Domaine du Colombier
Deep and bright in the glass, the nose is redolent with delicious white berry fruit, apricot and herbs. A profound palate of deep, rich and faintly spicy mandarin and peach fills the mouth yet the abundant freshness balances the wine to perfection. Tremendous weight and volume offset by perfect poise and minerality. This is a wine of serious structure and undoubted longevity. Stunning.