2000 M. Chapoutier Ermitage l'Ermite

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  1/6/2024 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Wine Bros: A Study of Syrah (Cowford Chophouse): This is one of my favorite years for the Rhone although it gets almost no love anywhere else from what I can tell. There’s a balance and power to it always though in the best wines and this is one of my favorites. The Chapoutier that I am really excited to drink. There’s some berries and bell pepper and almost a nice classic restraint to the style. Drinking very well. Opened and double-decanted and it really does seem to work. Nice wine.

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  1/7/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Wine Night at TCC (Timuquana Country Club): Opened and decanted for sediment and then rebottled. This was not showing quite as well as the bottle opened a few weeks ago despite this being a magnum and that being a 750. There is the elegance that the L'Ermite vineyard brings. A bit more precision to the wine than the others in this flight which came across as perhaps a touch more acid.

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  12/7/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Commanderie des Costes du Rhone - Fall 2022 Intronization (Aquavit): Yum yum yum. I'm not really an Hermitage person and not as devout to Chapoutier as many Rhone folks are and yet I just love these L'Ermites. It's got some great freshness and a bit of game and yet more in a refined manner. Very pretty in style. Drinking nicely now but with many years left.

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  6/25/2022 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Method: blind; Grassl 1855
  
  Look: medium- garnet
  
  Nose: light bandaid, light cured meat, cherry, light red licorice, leather, pepper, light rose; fairly subtle
  
  Palate: cherry, dried oregano, leather; medium finish of leather, pepper, rose, black tea, dried oregano; dry; medium- body; medium tannins; medium acidity
  
  Overall thoughts: Somewhat rustic, with average quality tannins that build on the palate. A bit lighter overall, and I wouldn't mind if it was more expressive. Still, this is a great wine.

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  4/7/2022 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Might to medium body. Youthful dark robe. Good balance. Dark fruits that are subtle, in fact a bit lacking on the fruit. Slightly tight on the finish, suggesting this needs a bit more time in the bottle.

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