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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.
Dark purple. Deeply pitched, smoke- and mineral-tinged cassis, cherry liqueur, incense and violet aromas show outstanding clarity and a touch of candied flowers. Sweet and broad in the mouth, offering deeply concentrated black/blue fruit preserve, floral pastille and licorice flavors, along with suggestions of black cardamom and smoky bacon. The extremely long, chewy finish features bright mineral cut, intense blue fruit character and firm, youthfully tannic grip.
Drinking Window: 2028 - 2040
Reviewer Name: Josh Raynolds
Review Date: 1st April 2020
