Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2009 don’t think about touching bottles

don’t think about touching bottles until at least 2020

intense and powerful

being very careful not to dry out the wine

The 2004 Cristal is 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay

The recent editions have been nothing short of spectacular

Chapoutier, Ermitage Meal Vintage:2009 don’t think about touching bottlesEven inkier in color than the 2010, the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets. Locked and loaded with phenomenal notes of jammy black raspberries, creme de cassis, crushed violets, smoked earth and spice, it's thick and unctuous on the palate, with incredible density, a huge mid palate and a layered, multi dimensional, seamless, elegant texture that just keeps you coming back and begging for another sip. More hedonistic and voluptuous