2009 Ferraton Père & Fils Ermitage Le Méal

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  1/19/2024 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Glass: Riedel Sommelier Bordeaux
  Popped and poured, drunk over two days. Clear, deep garnet color. Clean, medium intense, developing nose. Lactic notes, plum, spices. Dense.
  Bone dry, medium+ acidity, 14,5% abv well integrated, high, ripe, mellow tannin. Lots of dark and red fruit, spices, pepper. Velvet texture, creamy, very deep and dense, long fruity and spicy finish. Drink now or over the next decade. 93

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  8/23/2023 - apple1813 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  2009 Ferraton Père et Fils Ermitage Le Mèal was complex, structured and mineral-driven. The developing Hermitage Syrah was deep ruby with a load of fine sediments. It kept improving in the bottle over five hours. Aromas of blackberry and black plum were followed by earth, leather, tobacco. Underneath was complexities of bay leaves, beef stock and Oriental spices.
  
  The dry and full-bodied mouthfeel was matched by a high level of chewy tannin. A medium level of acidity and a sense of crushed rock minerals kept the wine in balance. Flavours of cassis and blackcurrant transitioned to cocoa, cigar and Pu'er black tea in a long, persistent finish. The wine was certified organic by Ecocert. The 14.5% alcohol was well-integrated in the structure and depth of flavours. The empty bottle weighed 642 grams.
  
  The Syrah vines are cultivated on a south-facing hillside, on the famed Le Méal lieu-dit. The grapes are hand-harvested and completely destemmed. Maceration takes about four weeks in concrete vats, and extraction is encouraged through pumping over and punching down. Depending on the vintage conditions and wine developing, 30% to 50% new oak barrels are used with the period of the barrel ageing ranging from fourteen to eighteen months.

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  12/25/2022 - lambomiura Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Sensationnel avec magrets de canard au vin rouge .

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  8/28/2022 - apple1813 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  2009 Ferraton Père et Fils Ermitage Le Méal had profound depth and savoury richness. The developing Ermitage Syrah was clear and medium garnet in colour with loads of fine sediments. It was deceptively light popped and poured, gradually gaining depth and complexities over three hours of in-bottle aeration. Aromas of mulberry, black plum and black pepper were followed by bay leaf, curry and oriental spices. Underneath were notes of tilted soil, black olives and cigar. It kept improving throughout the evening.
  
  On the palate, it was dry and full-bodied, with a medium level of balanced acidity and a high level of integrating, chewy tannin. The mid-palate meaty richness was garnished by toasted nuts and a pinch of salt. Generous flavours of cassis, mocha, grilled portobello mushroom and complex spices persisted in a long, savoury finish. The organic wine is certified by Ecocert. The 14.5% alcohol was well-concealed. The empty bottle weighed 643 grams. It was truly a well-poised Hermitage with aromatic depth, mineral impact and concentration.
  
  The Syrah vines are cultivated on a south-facing hillside, on the famed Le Méal lieu-dit. The grapes are hand-harvested and completely destemmed. Maceration takes about four weeks in concrete vats, and extraction is encouraged through pumping over and punching down. Depending on the vintage conditions and wine developing, 30% to 50% new oak barrels are used with the period of the barrel ageing ranging from fourteen to eighteen months.

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  10/28/2019 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Coravin sample.
  200510 Same bottle but now tasted semi blind among 6 syrahs. Dense dark color. A nose of blackberry, pepper, oak with and a sweet licorice hint. A certain elegance hits the mouth with good fruit, fine tannin. Earthy notes. Medium body, overall a very good balance.
  191028 Closed on opening without any other markers than white pepper. Develops in the glass to show violets, herbs and blackberry. High acidity, earth, medium body, blackberry fruit, fine but present tannin. Could do with more years in the cellar. Keep another 5 years or so and then try again. Elegant with a nice finish.

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