92 points -- The outstanding 2000 Cuvee Emilie is one of the vintage's top Hermitages. A blend of fruit grown in the Rocoules and l'Hermite vineyards, it is a dense ruby/purple-colored effort displaying notes of licorice, fennel, sweet blackberry fruit, vanilla, and roasted coffee. Supple, fleshy, medium to full-bodied, and low in acidity
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