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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.8 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mjdixon on 12/2/2023 & rated 95 points: Fantastic unctuous wine. Very golden yellow, looks like an off Chard!
Decanted for an hour and served at a cool, not cold temperature.
Honey and Orange initial taste with further floral, vanilla and citrus notes.
The complexity and mouth feel make this a sipping white, not one to be rushed! (365 views) | | | Tasted by mmcdds on 3/3/2023 & rated 95 points: This was extraordinary tonight with oodles of rich, penetrating stone fruit, baking spice(mostly nutmeg) and subtle floral undertones. The depth, concentration and complexity are noteworthy and the mouthfeel is in the mid weight to full bodied range. What a delight! (821 views) | | | Tasted by bubbachumps on 12/17/2022 & rated 96 points: Rich notes of orange marmalade, vanillin, faint peach and flowers. Rich and voluptuous on the palate with notes on the nose delivering the same fruit on the palate. Incredible wine of density, medium to large-scaled. Just fantastic! (1055 views) | | | Tasted by Benoit Hardy on 11/25/2022 & rated 94 points: Smoky nose with a lot of peach.
Very deep mouth, some nuts and peach. It's pure and fresh and the same time, very dense but pure, very good balance and a stony final with beautiful length.
Excellent (1005 views) | | | Tasted by Richard.schmit on 8/15/2021 & rated 97 points: great color. nose with different layers mainly citrus fruits. full bodied with great length. typical marsanne taste. (1783 views) | | | Tasted by Raizes on 6/10/2021 & rated 91 points: 柑橘、白梨、硬桃的果香，搭配少许香料和奶油气息，并不复杂但芳香浓郁。入口保持了统一的风格，良好的酸度经过醒酒，变得更加通透，与清爽纯净的香气相得益彰，后段微微的单宁硬度和蜂蜜回味则增添了复杂性，让整款酒不会显得单调无聊。 (1567 views) | | | Tasted by marckuipers on 6/2/2020 & rated 95 points: Suberb (1617 views) | | | Tasted by fizz on 11/9/2019: 14.5% alc.
Pear, peach, spice. The palate shines. Fresh. So well balanced, it carries the flavours so easy. That ever so slight oily texture more than compensated for by the line of acid. Terrific length too. Combined perfectly with crab omelette. (1460 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 11/9/2019 & rated 94 points: "Single" Bottle SLDS @ Glass: Intense nose of lemon, pear, peach and toast. Palate is wound up but there is clear quality here, pure fruit, plenty of depth and density but still great mineral control and drive. Superb wine even at this youthful stage. (1700 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 1/31/2017 & rated 97 points: A good example of 2014's quality, when it comes to Northern Rhône whites; this hat the fat of the land and and immense length, yet it is mineral, vibrant with a bright acidity that keeps the rich fruit in place. It is great - and will be great, superior to the Pavillon. #Vinisud (2798 views) |
| By Richard Hemming MW
JancisRobinson.com (5/18/2023)
(M Chapoutier, Ermitage Le Méal Hermitage White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Matt Walls
Decanter, Rhône vintages: four to lay down and four to drink now (8/21/2022)
(M Chapoutier, Le Méal, Marsanne, Hermitage, Rhône, France, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (7/15/2022)
(M Chapoutier, Ermitage Le Méal Hermitage White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Northern Rhône: Solid â’14 Reds and Outstanding â’15 Whites (Jul 2017) (7/1/2017)
(Maison Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc Le Méal White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, 2014 and 2013 Northern Rhône: Great Wines If You Can Find Them (Mar 2016) (3/1/2016)
(Maison Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc Le Méal) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/19/2015)
(M Chapoutier, Ermitage Le Méal Hermitage White) 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 wineMarsanne Varietal character (Appellation America)Le Méal at weinlagen.infoFrance 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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