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Always the earliest-ripening portion of the Chapoutier holdings on the Hermitage hill, the 2017 Ermitage le Méal is a complete standout. Crème de framboise notes remain fresh and lively throughout, joined by hints of blueberry, baking spices and vanilla, while the tannins are silky, the mouthfeel generous and the overall impression is one of great seductiveness and elegance.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2040
Reviewer Name: Joe Czerwinski
Review Date: 19th December 2019
Pure blackberry: the fruit, the bush and the leaf. It displays an intriguing spiciness too that's not entirely oak-derived. This is full and broad in the mouth, very concentrated, but it has a strong sense of freshness and an adequate balancing acidity. It's stuffed with pliable, ripe tannin and mouth-coating extraction – this will be a very long-lived Le Méal wine. Exceptionally long finish. Made from 70-year-old Syrah vines planted on a high alluvial terrace at 150-200m altitude, lieu-dit Le Méal. Yields of 25 hl/ha. Completely destemmed, fermented in concrete; 50% is matured for 18 months in large wooden tank, 50% in demi-muid, 25% of which is new oak.
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- Year 2017
- Colour Red
- Country France
- Region Rhone
- Sub Region Hermitage
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- Pack Size 6x75cl
- ABV 14.5°
- Drinking Window 2021 - 2040
- Drinking Recommendation Drinking Now, will improve
- LWIN 110968720170600750
- Reviews (2)
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100 Wine Advocate
Always the earliest-ripening portion of the Chapoutier holdings on the Hermitage hill, the 2017 Ermitage le Méal is a complete standout. Crème de framboise notes remain fresh and lively throughout, joined by hints of blueberry, baking spices and vanilla, while the tannins are silky, the mouthfeel generous and the overall impression is one of great seductiveness and elegance.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2040
Reviewer Name: Joe Czerwinski
Review Date: 19th December 2019
97 DecanterPure blackberry: the fruit, the bush and the leaf. It displays an intriguing spiciness too that's not entirely oak-derived. This is full and broad in the mouth, very concentrated, but it has a strong sense of freshness and an adequate balancing acidity. It's stuffed with pliable, ripe tannin and mouth-coating extraction – this will be a very long-lived Le Méal wine. Exceptionally long finish. Made from 70-year-old Syrah vines planted on a high alluvial terrace at 150-200m altitude, lieu-dit Le Méal. Yields of 25 hl/ha. Completely destemmed, fermented in concrete; 50% is matured for 18 months in large wooden tank, 50% in demi-muid, 25% of which is new oak.
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Established in 1808, M. Chapoutier is one of the oldest producers in the Rhône Valley. But its current world-wide fame - and the quality of its wines today - can be credited to the arrival of Michel Chapoutier in 1990. His willingness to change established practices - plus his determination to reflect the full potential of individual terroirs - has cemented his reputation as one of the greatest winemakers in the world. Chapoutier is famed for pioneering organic and biodynamic viticulture. Since 1991, Michel and his team have worked tirelessly to convert their vineyards to biodynamic methods, and this practise has now been copied by a many of the world’s leading wine estates: “What he [Michel Chapoutier] has accomplished over the last two decades or more is one of the great wine stories of the modern era.” – Robert M. Parker Jr.
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