2001 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc Le Méal

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  5/30/2019 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points

  During a Loire/Rhone blind tasting dinner with pirates. Rich, ripe oaky, vanilla and generous, creamy palate as they come from white Rhones. not my style but there is excellent freshness to buffer the volume here. Competent wine making visible here.

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  6/13/2016 - cos82 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark golden yellow in color, but not flawed in any way. Minerals on the nose. Drinking beautifully with peach, minerals and a touch of honey on the palate despite its age.

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  11/12/2011 - vinole wrote: 93 Points

  Jack's Birthday Bash (Jupiter, FL): Got a melange of fruit flavors including pear, apple, and starfruit. Significant minerality on the finish that also had a bit of honeysuckle. Medium to full body with medium to high acidity. The better Rhone whites are unique wines and that was certainly the case here.

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  12/11/2007 - gorm wrote:

  Dinner at Premisse (Premisse, Copenhagen): Light yellow. Almost smells like riesling with loads of diesel and tons of minerals. In the mouth it is fat, soft and round, hides any acid there might be, yet extremely mineral-driven, almost painfully so. Add to this a burning sensation from the alcohol and you have a very special white. I am glad to have tried it, but will reserve judgment for now as I simply cannot wrap my head around it. I will have to try it again. Probably a bit closed.

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  4/2/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points

  Bordeaux "en Primeur" Tasting and Rhone side visit; 3/29/2004-4/2/2004 (France): Tasting at winery. Rich and full-bodied. Slightly oaky and boldly structured. Some peach, some melon flavors. Good length and acidity.

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