Tasting Notes

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate Joe Czerwinski - 29 Dec 17
Cedar and crème de cassis mark the nose of the 2015 Ermitage Le Méal. This is a big, powerful, intense bottle of Syrah, packed with dark fruit and layers of crushed stones and pencil shavings and buoyed by hints of savory spice. Full-bodied and tannic yet velvety and rich, this is a wine that should last 30 years.
Drinking Date: 2025 - 2045
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Vinous Josh Raynolds - 01 Apr 18
(20% new oak) Inky purple. Dark fruit preserves, incense, candied flowers, olive and smoky Indian spices on the deeply perfumed nose. Sappy and seamless on the palate, offering densely packed black and blue fruit flavors and suave spicecake and mineral accents. Opens up very slowly with aeration and finishes very long and sweet, featuring lingering dark berry and floral pastille notes and smooth, slow-building tannins.
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2032
17.5
Jancis Robinson Jancis Robinson - 17 Oct 16
Cask sample. Tasted blind. Dark crimson. Intense, focused, very dry and correct, minerally Hermitage – true to the appellation. Very dry finish but with good fruit integrity. (JR)
Drinking Date: 2028 - 2042
Hermitage Fine Wine

Hermitage

Hermitage, a prestigious Northern Rhône appellation, is famed for its exceptional red and white wines. The reds, made primarily from Syrah, are known for their intense flavours of dark berries, black olives, spices, and smoky, meaty notes, with structured tannins and long finishes. The whites, mainly from Marsanne and Roussanne, offer richness with balanced acidity and flavours of honey, stone fruits, and nuts. Top producers like Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, E. Guigal, and Domaine Delas Frères are celebrated for showcasing Hermitage's unique terroir and quality.