(Le Meal FERRATON Hermitage) Le Meal Dear Friends, To end the week, a wine I was served in Paris last month and its memory stayed with me enough that I didn’t hesitate when a small stash was offered. While I’m not a big fan of 2003 in the Northern Rhone, this wine is extremely impressive and it is priced at a level far below the top wines of the vintage. Chapoutier’s 2003 Le Meal now trades for a rather large sum and this is relatively inexpensive. Chapoutier is in charge of both wines, they are both farmed organically and they are both from a prized parcel of Le Meal. This is Ferraton’s top wine and they demand that it’s the very best expression of Le Meal - it is far more limited on release than the Chapoutier Le Meal. Seems to me the two wines may be more related than is reported (sort of a Texier/Chave situation)... EXTREMELY LIMITED - ONE SMALL SHIPMENT with perfect provenance: 2003 Ferraton Hermitage “Le Meal” (WA91-94) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Rhone8920
By Jon Rimmerman
(Le Meal FERRATON Hermitage) Le Meal Dear Friends, To end the week, a wine I was served in Paris last month and its memory stayed with me enough that I didn’t hesitate when a small stash was offered. While I’m not a big fan of 2003 in the Northern Rhone, this wine is extremely impressive and it is priced at a level far below the top wines of the vintage. Chapoutier’s 2003 Le Meal now trades for a rather large sum and this is relatively inexpensive. Chapoutier is in charge of both wines, they are both farmed organically and they are both from a prized parcel of Le Meal. This is Ferraton’s top wine and they demand that it’s the very best expression of Le Meal - it is far more limited on release than the Chapoutier Le Meal. Seems to me the two wines may be more related than is reported (sort of a Texier/Chave situation)... EXTREMELY LIMITED - ONE SMALL SHIPMENT with perfect provenance: 2003 Ferraton Hermitage “Le Meal” (WA91-94) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Rhone892011/2/2007, (See more on Garagiste...)