2014 Hermitage

In Philippe Guigal's opinion, the strong suit for 2014 is that "it's a vintage where the terroir speaks more loudly and clearly than vintage character." In that sense, he thinks, "it's a vintage that will probably appeal more to traditionalists than 2015, at least for the next few years. As for 2015, Guigal describes it as "a monument" that has few peers in recent times. "It needs to be spoken of in the same terms as 1978, 1985 and 1991, for sure," he said, adding that he thinks the wines are destined to live an extremely long time without ever seriously closing down "because the harmony of fruit and tannins is perfect. It really has everything."