2009 ROEDERER ESTATE L'ERMITAGE, BRUT, ANDERSON VALLEY, MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

L'Ermitage, Roederer Estate's special Tête de Cuvée, is a sparkling wine made only in exceptional years from pre-selected, estate-grown grapes. Carrying on the tradition of Champagne Louis Roederer in France, Roederer Estate produces its sparkling wines in the traditional French method and adds special oak-aged reserve wines to each blend. L'Ermitage debuted with the 1989 vintage.