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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ppandian on 1/8/2024 & rated 92 points: Red and black fruits. Notes of leather, spices and hint of beautiful salinity. Well balanced, excellent grip and lovely finish. (142 views) | | | Tasted by WineKnut on 6/29/2023 & rated 95 points: 2008 L'Ermite
100% Syrah
Tobacco, Anise, dusty, plum
Strong dark fruits, still tannic with some time to go. Opening up nicely in glass but with a little heat coming through as the wine warmed.
Finish is incredible. (295 views) | | | Tasted by ben7210 on 6/4/2023 & rated 93 points: Medium garnet. Pronounced nose of rhubarb and leather. On the palate earth, plums, white pepper. Long finish. Clearly a well made wine, maybe a little too primary right now. Should continue to improve. (327 views) | | | Tasted by Volleyball on 9/6/2022 & rated 91 points: Sampled from Coravin + an hour to air in the glass. Clearly has a ton of character but just way too young - sharp acidity and very very tight. Maybe try again in 5 years. (484 views) | | | Tasted by ppandian on 9/9/2021 & rated 90 points: Really good back bone of tannins and fruit. Very elegant yet powerful wine. Nose of pepper, violets.
Paired beautifully with a rare steak. (759 views) | | | Tasted by dnnk88 on 4/12/2019 & rated 87 points: Initial aromas of red fruits, plums, iron and developed into a flower, cake bouquet. Tasted plum skin, raspberries. Medium bodied. This is austere and edgy with tannins and spikes of sourness; felt that its acidity was rough. The bottle just didn’t do it for me tonight. Don’t open now - keep for at least 5 years. (1410 views) | | | Tasted by Stefanos T. on 12/5/2014: I do not feel capable of assesing this wine.
Of course Chapoutier's single vineyard wines are highly regarded yet from tasting this wine I could only sense its quality from its structural elements: from the silky texture on the palate, the elegance and clarity, the quality of tannins. But aromatically I could not sense much, it seemed to me tight, focused and unyielding.
On the other hand it's no secret that great Rhone wines need time... (2711 views) | | | Tasted by Yiannis on 12/3/2014 & rated 95 points: The Syrah Giants (Paradiso Restaurant, Athens, Greece): I loved this wine from the first whif, although some found it extremely primary and focused. Fabulous nose of black pepper, violet, raspberries, smoke and meaty scents. Medium+ bodied, elegant but still youthful with firm tannins of excellent quality, high acidity and a long and beautiful spicy aftertaste. (3058 views) | | | Tasted by Biggsy on 10/30/2011 & rated 92 points: A dense ruby colour. Lovely open nose, ever changing with notes of smoky blackberry and graphite. Stylish and elegant with fine tannins, a floral lift to the plump black fruits and a lingering smoky roasted coffee note on the long finish. (3496 views) |
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Vinous, January/February 2010, IWC Issue #148
(Maison Chapoutier Ermitage L'Ermite) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/9/2009)
(M Chapoutier, Ermitage L'Ermite Hermitage Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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- Read more about Chapoutier Hermitage wines - Discover Chapoutier Cote Rotie wine - Learn about Chapoutier Chateauneuf du Pape wineSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History:
Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ###
"The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESHermitage Guide to Hermitage wine Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The appellation stretches over 3 communes in the Drôme "département" : Tain-l'Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Larnage.
• The soils are a combination of granite with alluvial quaternary delta deposits, and, on the eastern side, Pliocene clay. This diversity explains the numerous different names given to vineyard plots within the appellation : Bessards, Greffieux, Méal, Roucoule, Beaumes, etc.
• The meso-climate provides shelter from the north winds, where the majority of the slopes is well exposed, facing south.
•The vineyards area adds up to 134 hectares/331 acres, with an annual production of 3,635 hectoliters. Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2.3 US tons/acres).
• Grape varieties : Syrah (an addition of up to 15% of Marsanne or Roussanne is allowed).
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