"The 2016 Hermitage Les Bessards offers more violets and floral notions with hints of blue fruits (cassis blueberries) full-bodied richness and building sweet polished tannin. It's another ripe opulent 2016 that's going to drink nicely in its youth yet age gracefully given its purity and balance. While a step back from the otherworldly 2015 this brilliant wine is one of the gems in the vintage.94-97 points" - Jeb Dunnuck
"Typically Bessards showing granite smoke and smoky bacon on the nose. It's full but svelte seamless on the palate with exceptionally smooth slatey tannins sufficiently ripe but still fresh and toothsome. Concentrated and inky black fruits sit alongside tea leaf and a touch of cigar tobacco. It's not massive but very well balanced and intense with a long well-tailored finish. This is fairly tannic so give it time. A polished thoroughbred Hermitage. (Drink between 2023-2036) 96 points" - Decanter