2000 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon

Community Tasting Notes (61) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  11/19/2023 - Honest Horse Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Pretty good vintage for Northern Rhone, slightly on the lighter side, so great for those who prefer the more Burgundian Syrahs.
  
  Color is deep garnet, slight bricking, with a beautiful floral nose of potpourri, lavender, a bit of hay, and crushed gravel. Fruit notes are less powerful on the nose than expected, but quite lovely, with black currant, boysenberry, and cranberry.
  
  The color and nose suggested this would be further along, but the palate is young. Lots of fruit: primarily plum, blueberry, and strawberry, giving way to baking spices and dried fruit (plum again), with almost no evidence of tertiary notes developing.
  
  The nose outshines the palate here, especially for those looking for power, but it's a lovely wine. The structure is integrated now, but there's enough tannin that I think this probably has 4-6 years until peak and can go for at least a decade.
  
  Overall less powerful than some others, with some room before peak, but nonetheless an ethereal floral nose and subtle but lovely palate, and especially recommended for those who like the lighter styles.

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  10/27/2023 - Musinus wrote: 93 Points

  Black-garnet, glycerol-rich, offering initial, reticent aromas of violets, boysenberry, blueberry, and olives that with time, unfurl as an elegant bouquet of floral fireworks. Lovely. More subdued and less complex on the palate which is predominantly a melange of dark fruits. More alcoholic on the finish than I prefer (more so than the prior bottle) but this wine still seems quite youthful. Perhaps it will benefit from additional downtime.

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  10/14/2023 - boillatm Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wine tasting for friends: Opened for 30 minutes and then decanted for 30 minutes, which clearly wasn't enough. Was supposed to be served alongside a botlle of Grange 2000 that unfortunately wasn't drinkable.
  
  Nicely evolved with typical notes of blood and smoked meat. Kept evolving in the glass. I'd say drink now with a long decant.

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  9/16/2023 - Raizes Likes this wine: 94 Points

  早期以皮革、香料的气息为主，开瓶五小时后慢慢展现出更多香气：黑莓、黑樱桃，胡椒、甘草、紫罗兰、培根和雪松木。入口的表现均衡、宽广、细腻，而更多优势依然体现在香气的深度上——在浓郁厚实的香料基底上，蕴含着层次丰富的变化性。

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  11/6/2022 - Raizes Likes this wine: 94 Points

  黑莓、樱桃、桑葚的成熟果味，搭配香草、丁香、紫罗兰、胡椒、橄榄和烤肉气息。经历了二十年时光依旧浓郁丰富的香气，在入口后依旧集中、立体。良好的酸度从一开始就支撑起宽广坚实的结构，随着单宁在六小时内逐渐增强，始终维持着和谐的统一感。在紫罗兰和烟熏气息成为主调的后期，酸度逐渐被增强的酒精感抵消，如天鹅绒般厚实、细腻、柔顺的单宁成为愉悦度的最大来源。

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