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Syrah
- France
- Rhône
- Northern Rhône
- Hermitage

























Community Tasting Notes 8
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gtonn Likes this wine: 95 points
January 17, 2021 - Opened 2 hours before and did not decant
Tannins are still quite tight
This has decades to go
Exceptionally good -
Mazy Likes this wine: 92 points
January 3, 2021 - Ouvert et épaulé à midi; carafé à 15h; bu à 18h. L’aération le fait passer d’un stade primaire à un état à mi-chemin entre la jeune Syrah et un vin plus évolué. Cerises rouges et noires, un peu de mousse et d’arômes de terre. Se boit très bien avec ce traitement, mais se gardera encore très, très longtemps.
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Niagara wrote: 95 points
February 23, 2020 - Brooding, bloody, menacing, a feudal lord's castle keep of a wine. Impossible to ignore and 'just drink'; this demands to be the centerpiece of a meal, preferably one with peppery roast meat, nice and rare.
3 people found this helpful Comment -
Jeff Leve wrote: 100 points
October 3, 2018 - This feels like an entire magnum of wine was somehow, crammed into a single bottle. Inky in color, this is so dense, it fills your mouth, coats your palate, staining your teeth and palate with a massive wall of fruit, tannin and crushed stones. There is a fabulous purity to the fruit and a lushness to the texture that lets you know, this wine means business. 2-3 decades are needed for this to really come around. But it will get there. However, unless you're young, you might be laying this down for your kids.
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Sundbyberg wrote: 96 points
February 28, 2018 - As I have stated many times, syrah is not my grape. However, this was a very nice wine, and for those who like this grape, this is of course a great wine. With typical syrah notes, if not as pronounced as the Guigal La Mouline I had a couple of days ago.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer M. Chapoutier
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Ermitage
- Vineyard l'Ermite
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Northern Rhône
- Appellation Hermitage
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 46 (9%)
- In Cellars 383 (73%)
- Consumed 93 (18%)
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