🏰 【A spectacular Hermitage Ex-Voto, produced only in exceptional vintages and rated 98 points by Robert Parker, offering immense aging potential of 30-40+ years.】 The 2007 Hermitage Ex-Voto is a testament to Guigal's philosophy of "elevage," with the wine spending 42 months in 100% new French oak, yet showing a discrete hint of oak. [10] This vintage is described as having an extroverted, sexy style. [10] Guigal is renowned for producing consistently outstanding wines in small amounts. [19] This wine exhibits a deep dark ruby color with mauve tints. It offers a highly fragrant bouquet of black and blue fruits, violet, olive, and powerful spice notes. On the palate, it's rich, perfumed, and expansive with blackberry and boysenberry flavors, complemented by cola and floral pastille nuances, leading to a bright, incisive finish with intense spiciness and lingering violet. Expect sensational black raspberry, creme de cassis, creamy licorice, and crushed flower-like aromas, with a telltale minerality/graphite. [9, 10, 11, 19, 21] 🍴 Best paired with all types of classic meat dishes such as veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, barbecue, and grilled dishes. It also complements heavy Chinese or Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna and salmon, mushrooms, sausage, cassoulet, tomatoes, eggplant, and pasta. [19, 31] 🥂 A remarkable wine for grand celebrations, fine dining, or as a cornerstone for a serious wine collection. When young, it benefits from 3-4 hours of decanting to soften and open its perfume. [19, 31]