1999 Ermitage Blanc, Le Méal, M. Chapoutier, Rhône

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1999 Ermitage Blanc, Le Méal, M. Chapoutier, RhôneChapoutier's brilliant 1999 Ermitage Le Meal is essentially a liqueur of white Hermitage. Notes of pear liqueur intertwined with fino sherry, peaches, minerals, nuts, and licorice are offered in an amazingly concentrated, super extracted style that manages to be delicate as well as precise. This is a 40 50 year dry white, that will undoubtedly close down in 3 4 years and re emerge a decade later. Along with Gerard and Jean Louis Chave, Chapoutier is

so it is all happening for him

Mascarello Bartolo’s 2008 Nebbiolo fruit was harvested with more bunches (as no hail damage)

and redcurrant and cranberry scents appear mixed with rose petal and bergamot

it is truly exceptional

this Cognac is floral and fragrant

Wonderfully long

Nice finish showing sea buckthorn on the long-lasting finish

It’s another superb vintage from Pontet-Canet

and the wine just gets better and better over a few hours in the glass

The mouth is tingling long after the wine has exited and your brain is thinking

cleansing freshness on the long toasty

Blend: 74% Cabernet Sauvignon