(M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne) Estate grapes, aged 14-16 months in new oak. Deep garnet. Slightly closed nose of dark fruit, chocolate, tar, and a whiff of barnyard. More complex on the palate, with cigar-box notes emerging. Tannins still green, but supported by a solid, ageworthy structure. Terroir: Hermitage
By David Vogels, CWP
(M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne) Estate grapes, aged 14-16 months in new oak. Deep garnet. Slightly closed nose of dark fruit, chocolate, tar, and a whiff of barnyard. More complex on the palate, with cigar-box notes emerging. Tannins still green, but supported by a solid, ageworthy structure. Terroir: HermitageJune 2008, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)