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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 5/30/2019 & rated 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. (2099 views) | | Tasted by cos82 on 6/13/2016 & rated 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. (2233 views) | | Tasted by vinole on 11/12/2011 & rated 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. (5237 views) | | Tasted by gorm on 12/11/2007: 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. (4919 views) | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 4/2/2004 & rated 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. (4587 views) | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 11/27/2003 & rated 91 points: Quick visit to Rhone and Burgundy; 11/27/2003-12/2/2003 (France): Tasting at Chapoutier. Fragrant floral nose. Rich fruit, current somewhat overshadowed by lots of acidity. I'm a little concerned about traces of heat evident in the middle, but there is a very precise long finish here and I think this will be quite nice in 10 years. (3903 views) |
| By Matt Walls Decanter, Tasting 2001 Hermitage 20 years on (10/1/2021) (M Chapoutier, Le Méal, Marsanne, Hermitage, Rhône, France, White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW JancisRobinson.com (10/22/2007) (M Chapoutier, Le Méal Hermitage White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer Vinous, January/February 2003, IWC Issue #106 (Maison Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Decanter and JancisRobinson.com and Vinous. (manage subscription channels) |
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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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