Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2006 Chapoutier

Classificatie	Cru Classe
Wijnsoort	Wit
Producent	Chapoutier
Jaar	2006
Land	Frankrijk
Streek	Rhone
Inhoud	0,75
Conditie	Perfect
Etiket	Perfect
Drinkbaar	-2030
Voorraad	0

Professionele reviews

Robert Parker (99)

From a warmer micro-climate, the 2006 Ermitage Le Meal blanc boasts extraordinarily intense fruit, glycerin, and tactile impression. Stones, cherries, red currants, quince, and honeyed citrus are all present in this colossal wine that is unctuously textured, very full-bodied, and super-ripe and long. It reveals less noticeable acidity than l’Oree or l’Ermite, and, like Les Granits, it is a wine that can be drunk early, but it should last for 25-30 years. While Michel Chapoutier produces some of the world’s greatest wines from single parcels of old vines spread throughout the northern and southern Rhone (see my ecstatic reviews of his 2007 and 2006 Chateauneuf du Papes in issue #179), he also has an impressive portfolio of value-priced wines that are often over-looked when this impressive producer is discussed. Following are some top-notch picks that all sell for exceptionally fair prices. Chapoutier has not achieved as great as success in Cornas as he has in the other northern Rhone a

Winespectator (97)

Powerful?and slightly bass heavy for now?with apricot, peach and persimmon notes leading the way, followed by alluring piecrust, salted butter, yellow apple and mineral notes that stretch out the finish. Needs a little time to come together fully, but then should cruise in the cellar.?

BOW (9.25)